Vice President Pence said Monday that those airports receive 90 percent of airline passengers from China. No one in the United States has died, and there is no known case yet of the virus spreading within the country. The U.S. citizens aboard the plane will be evaluated before they board, during the flight and after they arrive in the United States, the official said. Many other countries, including Japan, France and Sri Lanka, are seeking to evacuate their citizens from the coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan. “All our families are very worried.”ADGlobal markets took a sharp downturn Monday as investors grew increasingly anxious about the swift spread of the coronavirus beyond China.

Source: Washington Post January 28, 2020 01:49 UTC