Wuhan, China, the city believed to be ground-zero for the mysterious coronavirus, has been sealed off. According to Chinese state media, officials in Wuhan are taking extraordinary steps to quarantine residents by halting outbound flights and trains.

The maker of Excedrin is temporarily discontinuing two of the brand’s most popular headache-relief medicines, potentially affecting millions of Americans who suffer from migraines.

China’s National Health Commission says the number of cases of a new respiratory virus has risen to 830 with 25 deaths. The update Friday morning also confirmed the first death outside the central province of Hubei.

Olympic qualifying games for the women’s soccer tournament were moved Wednesday from Wuhan, China, because of an outbreak of a viral illness.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen urged China on Wednesday to release all information about the outbreak of a new virus and work with Taiwan on curbing its spread.

The U.S. has its first case of a new virus that was found only last month in China. A U.S. citizen who recently returned from a trip to central China has been diagnosed with the new virus. The man returned to the Seattle area in the middle of last week after traveling to the Wuhan area, where the outbreak...

Nearly 300 people have been infected by the coronavirus, with new cases reported in China’s capital and other nearby countries. China is scrambling to contain the contagious strain amid heavy travel for Lunar Near Year.

Chinese health authorities urged people in the city of Wuhan to avoid crowds and public gatherings after warning on Wednesday that a new viral illness infecting hundreds of people in the country and causing at least nine deaths could spread further.