Delta, American and United suspend flights to China amid coronavirus outbreak

Both Delta and American Airlines have cut all flights to China as the deadly new coronavirus spreads. United is suspending flights to three big cities but will continue flying to Hong Kong.

US State Department issues warning against traveling to China amid coronavirus outbreak

The United States State Department issued the highest travel advisory level on Thursday warning against traveling to China amid the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 200 people so far. 

Delta and United Airlines announced they're cutting back flights to China
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The deadly coronavirus is affecting travel to and from China. Delta and United Airlines announced on Thursday, they're cutting back flights to China.

Fake letter claiming coronavirus outbreak in Carson, officials warn

Authorities on Thursday are warning the public about a fake letter being distributed through email and on Facebook that is falsely claiming 'a possible coronavirus outbreak' in Carson.

WHO declares global emergency as coronavirus from China continues to spread

The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has been exported to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked tenfold in a week.

Passenger jet carrying U.S. citizens from Wuhan arrives at March Air Reserve Base

A jet airliner carrying a reported 201 American evacuees from Wuhan, China landed at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County Wednesday morning. 

CDC reports 1st case of person-to-person spread of coronavirus in Illinois

The latest case - the sixth in the country - is the husband of a Chicago woman who got sick from the virus after she returned from the epicenter of an outbreak in China.

Flight bound for Ontario Airport carrying U.S. citizens from Wuhan diverted

A plane bound for Ontario International Airport carrying over 100 U.S. citizens evacuated from Wuhan, China has been diverted to March Air Reserve Base instead, officials announced Tuesday evening.

Virus cases in China jumps to 5,974, surpassing SARS as evacuations begin

Countries began evacuating their citizens Wednesday from the Chinese city hardest-hit by a new virus that has now infected more people in China than were sickened in the country by SARS.

Health official says coronavirus is no need for panic in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County's top public health official said on Tuesday residents should not be alarmed about the coronavirus, despite the spread of the disease in China and the growing number of deaths attributed to it.   

Coronavirus in SoCal
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Personnel from the consulate in Wuhan, China are on their way back to the U.S as the coronavirus continues to spread around the globe. Thousands of people are infected -- including a few cases here in Southern California.

Ontario airport to serve as repatriation point for passengers arriving from Wuhan region of China

The county of San Bernardino reports that it has been notified by the State Office of Emergency Services that Ontario International Airport may serve as the repatriation point for up to 240 U.S. citizens, including nine children, arriving from the Wuhan region of China in a U.S. State Department-chartered aircraft.

China reports 25 more Coronavirus deaths as U.S. prepares evacuation

China on Tuesday reported 25 more deaths from a new viral disease, raising the total to at least 106, as the U.S. government prepared to fly Americans out of the city at the center of the outbreak. 

First case of coronavirus confirmed in L.A. County

Health officials confirmed the first case of coronavirus in Los Angeles County on Sunday.  

China confirms 2,700 cases of virus, 40 counted elsewhere

China has confirmed more than 2,700 cases of a new virus, with 81 deaths. Most have been in the central city of Wuhan where the illness first surfaced last month.

Virus death toll in China rises as U.S. prepares evacuation

A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 80 deaths so far, while the U.S. Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight.

China's leader calls situation 'grave' as China scrambles to contain virus

BEIJING (AP) — China’s leader on Saturday called the accelerating spread of a new virus a grave situation, as cities from the outbreak’s epicenter in central China to Hong Kong scrambled to contain an illness that has infected more than 1,200 people and killed 41.