Cases of Novel Coronavirus continue to rise around the world -- prompting a health emergency declaration by the World Health Organization.
The U.S. advised against all travel to China as the number of cases of a worrying new virus spiked more than tenfold in a week, including the highest death toll in a 24-hour period reported Friday.
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The virus has infected almost 10,000 people globally in just two months, a worrying sign of its spread that prompted the World Health Organization to declare the outbreak a global emergency.
The State Department’s travel advisory told Americans in China to consider departing using commercial means, and requested that all non-essential U.S. government personnel defer travel in light of the virus.
Map: Confirmed coronavirus cased in U.S. (As of Jan. 31, 2020):
States with confirmed 2019-nCoV cases (CDC) (CDC)
Map: Confirmed coronavirus cases around the world (As of Jan. 31, 2020):
Confirmed 2019-nCoV Cases Globally (CDC) (CDC)
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