Dominican Republic turns back cruise ship amid coronavirus fears

A joint statement by the Public Health Ministry and Port Authority said that the captain of the Braemar reported four Filipinos, two British citizens and two U.S. citizens were under medical observation for symptoms such as fever, coughing, or breathing difficulty.

Disney's Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World to take reservations in 2020

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is a Star Wars-themed luxury hotel currently being built near Disney's Hollywood Studios. Disney says the new hotel will take reservations this year

Trump bars entry of foreign nationals into US who pose coronavirus transmission risk

President Donald Trump has signed an order that will temporarily bar foreign nationals, other than immediate family of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, who have traveled in China within the last 14 days.

Delta, American and United suspend flights to China amid coronavirus outbreak

Both Delta and American Airlines have cut all flights to China as the deadly new coronavirus spreads. United is suspending flights to three big cities but will continue flying to Hong Kong.

Man wearing gas mask on plane starts panic, has to be escorted off flight

The flight was delayed an hour, according to a passenger. Those on the plane became panicked and the man eventually had to be escorted off the plane. 

US State Department issues warning against traveling to China amid coronavirus outbreak

The United States State Department issued the highest travel advisory level on Thursday warning against traveling to China amid the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 200 people so far. 

U.S. looks to tighten rules covering service animals on planes

Airlines might soon be able to turn away cats, rabbits and all animals other than dogs that passengers try to bring with them in the cabin.

Trump administration imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'

The rules printed in the Federal Register on Thursday say applicants will be denied tourist visas if they're determined by consular officers to be traveling to the U.S. primarily to give birth.

O'Hare starts screening passengers from China for coronavirus

Travelers arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from Wuhan, China started being screened Wednesday for the respiratory coronavirus.

Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from China

The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle.

O'Hare to screen passengers for symptoms of mysterious new Chinese illness

Health screenings for the virus were underway at three airports - New York's Kennedy airport and in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Airports in Chicago and Atlanta were expected to get similar screenings later this week.