Coronavirus

Description of earliest cases suggests outbreak began elsewhere

Critics of decision see global threat from a coronavirus that emerged in China last month and has jumped to several countries

Group of experts wants more data before calling coronavirus outbreak an international health emergency

Chinese officials confirm that the coronavirus spreads between people, making it harder to control

Beijing and Shenzhen both have cases; South Korea becomes third affected country outside China

Pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan appears to subside, but many questions remain about routes and extent of transmission

Scientists praise decision to make date public; U.S. group sets out to produce live virus from the sequence

So far, the novel coronavirus has been found in 15 patients; no new cases reported since 5 January

Chinese researchers say a novel coronavirus likely sickened 59 people in Wuhan

The health department of Wuhan initially reported 27 cases, but the tally stands at 59 as of 6 January