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Summary List Placement Hello, Today's a big day in the race for an effective and safe coronavirus vaccine. A group of experts is meeting in a conversation that could have big implications for what it'll take for a vaccine to get cleared by the FDA.  Also in healthcare news: 11 charts that break down how the US compares to other countries in responding to...

The novel coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, in late December. The virus is now known to have infected more than 255,000 people around the world and killed more than 10,400 of them. The virus has also spread to at least 163 countries and regions around the world in less than three months. Here is a timeline of some of the most significant events and moments...

The US has the world's highest death rate for the new coronavirus at 5.4%, compared to a global average of 3.4%. That's likely because the CDC has focused on testing the most severe cases. New testing standards and more widely available test kits could pick up more mild cases in the US and lower the death rate. For the latest case total, death toll,...

The new coronavirus is primarily a respiratory illness, and it typically spreads via airborne particles from an infected patient's coughs or sneezes. Some research suggests the virus can also spread via fecal matter. Multiple studies have found traces of the virus in infected patients' poop. SARS, another coronavirus, also spread through poop. Here's what you can do to protect yourself. Visit Business Insider's homepage...

The CDC broadened its coronavirus testing criteria so that more people with symptoms qualify for a test. The testing standards previously required that a patient be hospitalized, have been exposed to a confirmed patient, or have a travel history in an area with an outbreak. As the number of "community spread" cases grows, however, the agency is scrambling to make tests more widely available....

The US has reported six coronavirus deaths and nearly 100 cases. According to experts, that number could skyrocket once more Americans get tested. Health experts say the US lags behind other countries in terms of testing for the virus due to a lack of funding and issues with some testing kits' accuracy. As of March 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had...

The coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed at least 2,800 people and infected more than 84,000 since December. In the two month since public-health officials reported the first coronavirus case, many people have streamed the 2011 movie "Contagion." The film depicts a fictional pandemic that spreads from animals to people in Hong Kong, then kills tens of millions worldwide. Here's how the...

The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China has spread to 55 other countries.  The disease, named COVID-19, has killed more than 2,800 people and infected more than 84,000. (For the latest case total and death toll, see Business Insider's live updates here.) Here's what to know about the coronavirus — including symptoms, spread, and travel warnings — in nine charts and graphics. Visit Business...

The coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed at least 2,800 people and infected more than 82,500. The virus has spread to 49 countries. (For the latest numbers, see Business Insider's live updates here.) According to one expert, the coronavirus outbreak is already a pandemic. Here are three ways experts think it could play out. Most likely, the virus will never fully disappear. Visit Business...

Some experts say the new coronavirus will probably never disappear. Instead, it will likely become like the flu and other respiratory viruses that constantly circulate in the human population and fluctuate with the seasons. Coronaviruses and other respiratory illnesses tend to retreat in hotter, more humid weather. But even if the new coronavirus naturally subsides come spring, it could return in the winter.  Visit...

A coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed 362 people and infected more than 17,000 since December. The virus might have jumped from animals to people at a Chinese wet market where live and dead animals were being sold. SARS was also a coronavirus, and that outbreak started in a wet market, too. It killed 774 people and infected 8,098 between November...