What's A 'Super-Spreading Event'? And Has It Happened With COVID-19? At least 11 cases of the viral disease are linked to a British man's ski trip to the Alps after attending a conference in Singapore. Pien Huang
Coronavirus Update: Diamond Princess Passengers Leave Ship As Expert Slams Quarantine A total of 621 people from the cruise ship have now been confirmed to have COVID-19 — or about 20% of the 3,011 people who had been tested for the coronavirus disease as of Wednesday. Bill Chappell
The Wide-Ranging Ways In Which The Coronavirus Is Hurting Global Business Some factories are beginning to reopen, but labor shortages continue. In a recent poll of U.S. companies by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce, 78% said they lack staff to resume full production. Emily Feng
Seattle soda tax works in curbing consumption, study says Sales of soda and other sweetened beverages have gone down by 22% since Seattle imposed a tax on them in January 2018. And for the most part, they've stayed down. Ruby de Luna
Health insurance industry lobbying pays off with key change to consumer-minded bill Strong opposition and intense lobbying by Washington’s health insurance industry has resulted in a key change to a consumer-oriented measure designed to address rising premium costs. Austin Jenkins
In The Fight Against COVID-19, Labs Look To Create Coronavirus Antibodies An approach to treating new diseases that worked for the Ebola and Zika viruses is being tested for the new coronavirus. It involves using antibodies to the disease as a drug. Joe Palca
Many Tornado Alley Residents With Disabilities Lack Safe Options In A Storm Oklahoma used to have more public shelters that could accommodate wheelchairs. But many have closed, and there's still no financial aid for renters with disabilities to build safe alternatives. Jackie Fortier
Coronavirus Updates: Hospital Director In Wuhan Dies Of COVID-19 Liu Zhiming is one of more than 1,700 medical workers in China who have been confirmed to have been infected with the virus, state news outlets report. Bill Chappell
Losing Sleep Over The Quest For A Perfect Night's Rest A boom in technology promising to improve sleep has an ironic side effect: orthosomnia. Thanks to sleep trackers, people get so obsessed with perfect sleep that they are losing sleep over it. Shannon Bond
14 Americans Taken Off Cruise Ship And Flown To U.S. Test Positive For Coronavirus U.S. officials said the people infected with the virus were isolated from the other passengers. The two evacuation flights landed at military bases in California and Texas. Brakkton Booker
