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In this Feb. 2, 2020, photo, a military officer wearing a protective suit gives instructions to evacuees from Wuhan, China, as they travel to a hospital after their arrival at a military base in Wroclaw, Poland. Arek and Jenina Rataj were starting a new life in the Chinese industrial center of Wuhan when a viral outbreak spread across the city of 11 million. While they were relatively safe sheltering at home, Arek felt compelled to go out and document the outbreak of the new type of coronavirus. Among his subjects: the construction of a new hospital built in a handful of days; biosecurity checkpoints; and empty streets. (AP Photo/Arek Rataj) **FILE**

CDC taps over $100M in reserve funds for virus fight

The Trump administration has notified Congress that it will tap $105 million from a reserve fund designed to combat infectious diseases as it responds to the novel coronavirus that has sickened thousands in China and put the rest of the globe on high alert.

February 3, 2020
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II previewed the new health rules on Friday. All flights from China will be funneled through seven airports. Officials stressed that the measures will be temporary.

Trump administration imposes drastic measures to contain coronavirus

Global coronavirus infections exceeded 17,000 Sunday, as the Trump administration imposed drastic measures to contain the virus in the U.S. by ordering levels of quarantine for American citizens returning from China and denying entry to the U.S. among foreign nationals who recently have been to the Asian country.

February 2, 2020
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks about the coronavirus in the briefing room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Washington. From left are Joel Szabat, Acting Under Secretary for Policy, Department of Transportation, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, Azar, and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci.(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

U.S. declares health emergency over coronavirus

The Trump administration is taking more drastic steps to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading in the U.S., denying entry to the U.S. among foreign nationals who've traveled in China and pose a transmission risk.

January 31, 2020
President Donald Trump, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump greets Benjamin Netanyahu to talk Israel-Palestine peace

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that they are ready to take the wraps off the "deal of the century" Tuesday that paves the way for peace in the Middle East, even betting the Palestinians will rally to the plan after blasting the proposal as one-sided.

January 27, 2020
President Donald Trump pauses as he arrives at Miami International Airport en route to attend the Republican National Committee winter meetings, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump looks beyond impeachment to reelection

President Trump is acting like someone who knows he's in for a dogfight in November, elevating the "socialist" in the Democratic field, knocking Michael Bloomberg and imploring "American patriots" to flood his campaign with cash to teach his foes a lesson.

January 23, 2020
Staff move bio-waste containers past the entrance of the Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some infected with a new virus are being treated, in Wuhan, China, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The number of cases of a new coronavirus from Wuhan has risen over 400 in China Chinese health authorities said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

China isolates Wuhan where coronavirus originated

Chinese officials shut down all transportation out of the city of Wuhan, trying to contain a mysterious illness Wednesday as the death toll climbed to 17 and more than 540 people were reported to be infected with the rapidly spreading virus.

January 22, 2020