Some of the schools also have called off administrators’ recruiting trips to China.
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Delta, American and United suspend flights between US, China
All three carriers said they were responding to a sharp drop in demand for the flights and Thursday’s U.S. State Department advisory telling Americans not to travel to China.
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U.S. advises no travel to China, where virus deaths top 200
The level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory is the highest grade of warning the State Department issues.
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Mainers with ties to China describe life amid coronavirus outbreak
More than 8,000 people have been infected worldwide, and efforts to limit exposure have led Mainers with connections to China to curtail or cancel travel and attendance at social or cultural events.
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U.S. reports first case of person-to-person spread of coronavirus
The new case is the sixth reported in the United States.
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Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat
President Donald Trump has been conspicuously quiet about a big issue that has much of the globe on pins and needles.
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China’s virus death toll now 170 as number of infections sharply rises
World health officials express ‘great concern’ that the disease is starting to spread between people outside of China.
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More airlines cancel China flights as virus spreads
British Airways halts all flights to China and American Airlines suspends Los Angeles flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts to contain the coronavirus intensify.
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Deaths from virus rise to 132 in China as foreigners leave
Countries began evacuating their citizens from the Chinese city hardest-hit by the outbreak of a new virus that has killed 132 people and infected more than 6,000.
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Maine CDC, hospitals preparing their response to coronavirus
CDC Director Nirav Shah says his agency is calling for all Maine hospitals to screen for the virus while the state is in contact with federal officials to help develop plans in case the virus spreads.