Airline, hotel stocks fall on fear about new virus in China Shares of U.S. airlines that fly to China are down on growing fear about a virus outbreak in that countryNEW YORK -- Airline and hotel shares fell Tuesday as fear grew about a virus that authorities say has killed six people and sickened 300 more, including at least one person in the U.S. Last week, U.S. health officials began screening passengers from Wuhan at New York's Kennedy airport, Los Angeles International and the San Francisco airport. “There is a legitimate threat to travel,” said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst in San Francisco. So far, however, the virus appears to be less dangerous and infectious than SARS, which also began in China. ———AP Writers Terry Chea in San Francisco and Dee-Ann Durbin in Detroit contributed.

Source: ABC News January 21, 2020 18:18 UTC