President Trump speaks at the White House about the U.S. response to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Saturday
Workers wear protective face masks at the Yanfeng Adient factory in Shanghai, where car seats are assembled, on Feb. 24. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
As New Coronavirus Cases Slow In China, Factories Start Reopening
CDC advisories as of March 12. NPR hide caption
Friday
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Director Dr. Nancy Messonnier, speaks during a news conference in January. Messonnier on Friday defended the CDC's handling of a new coronavirus case in California. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
A tourist wearing a mask poses for a photo with the Olympic rings in the background, at Tokyo's Odaiba district, in a photo taken last month. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption
Scottish Parliament member Monica Lennon (right) joins supporters of the Period Products bill she sponsored, at a rally outside Parliament in Edinburgh on Tuesday. The legislation would make Scotland the first country in the world to make products like pads and tampons freely available. Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
Waiters stand by an empty restaurant in Venice's St. Mark's Square, which would normally be full of tourists, as a coronavirus outbreak grows in Italy. Manuel Silvestri/Reuters hide caption
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, headquartered in Atlanta, announced on Wednesday a new case of the COVID-19 disease in California, a diagnosis that was delayed because testing wasn't done immediately. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Stocking up on medical supplies and food could be helpful if the new coronavirus spreads in your community and you want to avoid store lines where you could be at risk of infection from others. Max Posner/NPR hide caption
The new coronavirus has yet to sicken American health workers, as it has in China. But deaths of hospital workers in Asia have heightened scrutiny of the U.S. health care system's ability to protect people on the front line. Thomas Northcut/Getty Images hide caption
As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures
President Trump speaks as Vice President Pence listens during a Wednesday news conference about the U.S. response to the new coronavirus. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testifies before a House Commerce subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday. Azar has been leading the White House coronavirus task force. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
Police officers wear face masks Wednesday in front of a hotel on Tenerife, the largest of Spain's Canary Islands. Spanish officials say a hotel on the island has been placed under quarantine after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the new coronavirus. AP hide caption
Tuesday
Many refugees, who have fled the fighting in Syria's Idlib province, are living in tents during a cold and snowy winter. Muhammed Said/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption