WHO declares Chinese coronavirus a global health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the new Chinese coronavirus a global health emergency. The virus has killed 170 people as of Thursday and has infected thousands of people around the world. This is a breaking news story. More to come… --- China on Thursday raised the death toll to 170 and more countries reported infections from a worrisome new virus, including some spread locally, as foreign evacuees from China's worst-hit region returned home to medical tests and even isolation