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"We can't hermetically seal off the United States," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said.

Schools should consider dividing students into smaller groups or close, Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told reporters.

U.S. airlines are now waiving change and cancellation fees for South Korea flights as the coronavirus spreads.

Members of the White House's coronavirus task force will speak at the press briefing, according to the HHS' website.

Iran's deputy health minister has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a report from the semi-official ILNA news agency.

WHO officials are holding a press conference Tuesday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 80,200 and killed at least 2,704 so far.

Microsoft benefited from strong sales of Windows licenses for business PCs as companies rushed to upgrade their hardware before Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7 in January. That trend should continue, but factory work stoppages in China could delay sales into later quarters.

Stocks in Japan saw sharp declines on Tuesday following a plunge on Wall Street as the coronavirus outbreak spreads beyond Asia.

The World Health Organization warning comes amid intensifying concern about the COVID-19 outbreak, with the deadly flu-like virus spreading to more than two dozen countries.

Paramount Pictures has halted production on its anticipated action film "Mission: Impossible VII" starring Tom Cruise in Venice, Italy, as a coronavirus outbreak continues to spread across the northern part of the country.

The resignation of Mahathir Mohamad as Malaysia's prime minister has left the country in limbo — setting the stage for an unprecedented scramble among political parties seeking to form the next government.

As of Monday, more than 79,400 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 2,621 deaths.

Last week, Apple warned that it would miss its $63 billion to $67 billion estimate for March quarter revenue due to the Coronavirus and efforts to mitigate its effect.

WHO said a team of its scientists found that the epidemic in China peaked and plateaued between Jan. 23 and Feb. 2 and and has been declining steadily since then.

Tesla shares tumbled more than 7% amid a broad market sell-off driven by coronavirus fears.

Airline stocks fell more than the broader market on concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in South Korea and Italy.

Influenza pandemics can be called much earlier and easier because they know how that virus spreads, WHO officials said.

Ferrari's factory and headquarters are in Maranello, just south of the Lombardy region that has reported 200 people infected with the coronavirus.

All eyes are on China's progress in getting its factories to crank up again, after an extended shutdown in a bid to control the coronavirus outbreak.

WHO officials will hold a press briefing on the outbreak, which has infected more than 79,400 and killed at least 2,600 people so far.