Top US Doctor Says COVID Could Become ‘Global Pandemic’: Coronavirus Updates Feb. 16

Medical staff members wearing protective clothing arrive with a patient at the Wuhan Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 25, 2020. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

Countries around the world are taking measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, as the death toll continues to rise.

This page has updates from Feb. 16. For updates from Feb. 17, click here.

Top US Doctor: COVID Could Become ‘Global Pandemic’

A top official at the U.S. National Institutes of Health said the outbreak of COVID-19 is on the verge of turning into a global pandemic unless efforts to curb its spread become more fruitful.