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Italian scientists isolate DNA sequence of coronavirus COMMENTS By  Mark Armstrong  with  AP   •   last updated:  02/02/2020 - 23:15 Copyright Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved - Michael Sohn SHARE THIS ARTICLE TEXT SIZE Aa Aa A hospital in Rome announced on Sunday that it has isolated the DNA sequence of the coronavirus. Visiting the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza said the discovery will be immediately made available to the entire international community in the interests of taking further measures against the outbreak. "Having isolated the virus means that we'll have many more opportunities to study it, to understand it and to better test what can be proved effective to contain its spread," Speranza told reporters. "All of our knowledge and the images of the isolated virus will...

Coronavirus evacuees arrive in Germany from China A plane carrying German and foreign nationals evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, landed in Germany on Saturday, an AFP reporter said. The plane carrying 100 German citizens and 24 foreign nationals -- mainly Chinese -- landed at Frankfurt Airport around 1540 GMT after being delayed when Russia refused to let it land and refuel. The Moscow airport claimed it had a "lack of capacity" and the Airbus A310 jet was forced to stop in Helsinki instead. After touching down and being evaluated at a medical facility at Frankfurt airport, 11 of the evacuees were transferred to hospital with various medical problems, regional Social Affairs Minister Kai Klose told reporters. Doctors were able to exclude a coronavirus infection in all but one case, the minister added. After evaluation, all the other passengers were taken under police escort to ...

Coronavirus Live Updates: Death in Philippines Is First Outside China As the overall death toll passed 300, a quarantine is being expanded in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus began. By  The New York Times RIGHT NOW “There’s no reason for Americans to panic,” a Trump administration official says. Here’s what you need to know: A man from Wuhan has died in the Philippines. The death toll passed 300, with more than 14,000 infections confirmed. Experts say virus may turn into a pandemic. China reports an outbreak of a different sort: bird flu. China builds a coronavirus hospital within 10 days. Wuhan, the virus’s epicenter, expands its quarantine. ‘No reason for Americans to panic,’ a U.S. official says. READ UPDATES IN CHINESE: 武汉疫情每日汇总中文版 Image Students wearing protective masks during a school activity in Manila. Credit... Aaron Favila/Associated Press A man from Wuhan has died in the Philippines....