Coronavirus claims more victims in China, including first US citizen

BEIJING — The rate of increase in new cases of the virus in China rose again after a brief respite, as the death toll rose to 722 on the mainland and countries around the world enforced stricter measures to contain its spread.
A U.S. citizen died of the virus in Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak, in what was apparently the first American death. A Japanese citizen being treated in Wuhan who was a suspected case also died.
In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, photo, a nurse feeds wate