Evacuated Cruise Passengers Sent to Nebraska: Coronavirus Updates From Feb. 17

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

This page has updates from Feb. 17. For updates from Feb. 18, click here.

Evacuated Cruise Passengers Sent to Nebraska

Several Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers who were described as a “high risk,” along with their spouses, were taken to Nebraska, after displaying potential COVID-19 symptoms or testing positive, said state health officials on Monday.