The coronavirus outbreak that has spread to several continents has killed at least 56 and sickened about 2,000 in China and around the world. Here’s the latest. Hong Kong announced that it was closing its schools for several weeks, further dampening celebrations of the Lunar New Year, above, which began on Saturday. Government officials and scientists said the new contagion had ominous similarities to the 2003 SARS outbreak. And yet little has changed in the 17 years since: The government now faces increasing criticism and calls to do more to regulate or even ban the sale of wildlife.

Source: New York Times January 26, 2020 11:03 UTC