Health The Wide-Ranging Ways In Which The Coronavirus Is Hurting Global Business Some factories are beginning to reopen, but labor shortages continue. In a recent poll of U.S. companies by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce, 78% said they lack staff to resume full production. Emily Feng Amy Cheng
National Coronavirus Updates: Hospital Director In Wuhan Dies Of COVID-19 Liu Zhiming is one of more than 1,700 medical workers in China who have been confirmed to have been infected with the virus, state news outlets report. Bill Chappell
Health More Than 1,700 Health Workers In China Have Been Infected With New Coronavirus Chinese officials also said that six health workers have died from the disease now known as COVID-19. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide rose to about 65,000. Colin Dwyer
Transcript: NPR's Interview With Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai About The Coronavirus NPR's Steve Inskeep talked to Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the U.S., about his country's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. NPR Staff
Health Cruise Ship Passengers Disembark After Being Stranded At Sea Over Virus Fears The MS Westerdam with 3,700 people aboard was rebuffed by Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Guam before ultimately being allowed to dock at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville. Scott Neuman
Health Beijing Takes Direct Control Over Coronavirus Response In Hubei Province Two senior health officials in the province were fired, leaving Beijing in charge of efforts there to contain the virus which has killed more than 1,000 people since late December. Scott Neuman
Health China Reports Nearly 100 Deaths In A Single Day From Coronavirus The new figures come as the head of the World Health Organization warns that a few cases of the virus that have been spread by people who never traveled to China could be "the tip of the iceberg." Scott Neuman
Health Hong Kong Mandates Quarantine For Mainland Arrivals; Coronavirus Cases Surpass 28,000 Hong Kong authorities say that beginning Saturday they are mandating that anyone entering the city from mainland China "self-quarantine" for the 14-day incubation period of the virus. Scott Neuman Emily Feng
Health Hong Kong Reports Its 1st Coronavirus Death A 39-year-old man is only the second person to have died from the infection outside of China. Hong Kong health workers are striking to demand the border with mainland China be sealed. Scott Neuman Emily Feng
Health Why The World Cares More About The New Coronavirus Than The Flu Every year, viruses like influenza kill hundreds of thousands worldwide — yet countries don't respond with lockdowns or airport screenings. Here's why they're doing so over the coronavirus outbreak. Nurith Aizenman
