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2nd Maryland patient being tested for coronavirus 02/04/2020 11:06am • A patient in Maryland is being evaluated for the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 20,000 people worldwide. The Maryland Department of Health website was updated Tuesday to reflect that the second person statewide is being tested. Another patient’s results came back negative last we Some DC-area stores short on face masks amid coronavirus scare 02/04/2020 04:55am • Amid the global coronavirus outbreak and flu season, there appears to be a shortage of disposable face masks in the D.C. area. A check of three CVS locations — one in Maryland, one in the District and one in Virginia — found all three to be out of stock, with employees saying that new shipmen Test results negative in 4th DC, 2nd Northern Virginia cases of suspected coronavirus 02/03/2020 09:41pm • The latest results of suspected coronavirus cases in D.C. and Northern Virginia have come back negative, according their respective health departments. The D.C. health department was monitoring four potential cases of the new type of virus, and the results posted on its website on Monday indicate DHS: Flights from China could be rerouted amid coronavirus concerns 02/02/2020 06:38pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. steps up its response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Department of Homeland Security is warning airline passengers that their flights may wind up rerouted if officials discover mid-flight that someone onboard has been in China in the last 14 days. That guidance w Chinese communities in US rattled by virus, cancel new year events 01/31/2020 11:16pm • ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) — The rapid spread of a new virus from China has cast a pall across Chinese American communities, with people staying inside whenever possible, wearing medical masks when they must go out and canceling some celebrations for Lunar New Year, China's biggest holiday. Those ac The shunned: People from virus-hit Chinese city tracked, quarantined 01/31/2020 06:28pm •  BEIJING (AP) — Meron Mei, a sophomore at Wuhan University in the Chinese city at the heart of a viral outbreak, went back to his home village and started to cough. So he went to the hospital and got checked. Doctors determined it was a common cold, not the new coron George Mason University student cleared of coronavirus 01/31/2020 02:36pm • Test results for a George Mason University student who was being tested for the novel coronavirus have come back negative, the Virginia Department of Health said Friday. "The first person brought in" from Northern Virginia, on Monday, has been cleared, a spokeswoman from the department told WTOP. Test results negative in suspected Md. coronavirus case; 2nd possible case in Northern Va. 01/30/2020 07:38pm • Tests on a Maryland patient who was suspected of having the novel coronavirus have come back negative. The person hasn’t been identified, but the Maryland Department of Health reported earlier this week that someone was being tested for the virus. On Thursday afternoon, the department’s websi Towson University professor evaluated for coronavirus 01/30/2020 11:33am • A Towson University professor who came in contact with a family member being tested for the new coronavirus won't return to the Maryland campus until final test results are back from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Maryland Department of Health evaluated both the professor and A deadly virus is spreading and has infected 26 million Americans — it's the flu 01/30/2020 08:48am • The novel coronavirus that's sickening thousands globally — and at least 15 people in the US — is inspiring countries to close their borders and Americans to buy up surgical masks quicker than major retailers can restock them. There's another virus that has infected at least 26 million Americ Photos: Beijing hunkers down amid virus outbreak 01/29/2020 06:31am • BEIJING (AP) — In a normal year, the city of Beijing springs to life in the closing days of the annual weeklong Lunar New Year holiday as families leave home for shopping, dining and to visit tourist attractions. But this is not a normal year. Fears of a virus outbreak have kept many indoors Testing underway for several potential coronavirus cases around DC region 01/29/2020 06:00am • Health departments around the D.C. region are closely watching coronavirus developments, with testing happening in potential cases in the District, Maryland and Virginia. D.C.'s Health Department said, as of Tuesday, two people are awaiting results from testing, and one person has already tested What will it take to stop the Wuhan coronavirus from spreading around the world? 01/28/2020 09:42pm • The outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus in central China has infected thousands and spread overseas, raising the specter of a potential global epidemic as authorities desperately try to contain it. Since the first case was identified in early December in Wuhan, capital of Maryland reports possible coronavirus case; George Mason student's results still under review 01/27/2020 06:27pm •  A Maryland resident is undergoing testing for a possible case of coronavirus, the state's Department of Health announced Monday evening. And, in Virginia, George Mason University has confirmed that one of its students is awaiting testing results after exhibiting symptoms of the virus. The FDA to Purell: Stop claiming your hand sanitizers eliminate Ebola and the flu 01/27/2020 04:26pm • The US Food and Drug Administration is giving the maker of Purell products a stern warning: Stop making unproven claims that over-the-counter hand sanitizers help eliminate Ebola, MRSA or the flu. In a "warning letter" to Purell's parent, Gojo Industries, the agency called out the company for mak