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Coronavirus is contagious, but kids seem less vulnerable so far
A small study from China finds infected babies have only mild symptoms. And a study of pregnant women who were infected with the virus evaluates whether it can be passed on to their babies.
Caught in the epicenter of the coronavirus, Minneapolis man finally comes home
After a visit to his parents in Wuhan, China, unexpectedly turned upside down because of the novel coronavirus, Yulin Yin was cleared to leave quarantine in California and arrived in Minnesota Wednesday.
Coronavirus update: Diamond Princess passengers leave ship as expert slams quarantine
A total of 621 people from the cruise ship have now been confirmed to have COVID-19 — or about 20 percent of the 3,011 people who had been tested for the coronavirus disease as of Wednesday.
The wide-ranging ways in which COVID-19 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 percent said they lack staff to resume full production.
Fact-checking 'Contagion': In wake of coronavirus, the 2011 movie is trending
NPR asked epidemiologists and doctors to assess the science in the 2011 movie, in which the character played by Gwyneth Paltrow starts a global pandemic. Spoiler alert: The movie does a pretty good job.
U.S. to evacuate Americans from quarantined cruise ship in Japan
The State Department informed U.S. citizens aboard the quarantined ship that it would send a charter plane to remove them. This comes as 67 more COVID-19 cases were identified on the ship.