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Shen Wu Tan

stan@washingtontimes.com

Shen Wu Tan was a general assignment reporter, with a focus on health news, at The Washington Times.

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Ana Farfan reacts to getting an influenza vaccine shot at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. According to the Dallas County Health and Human Services Department, who offered the free flu vaccinations, Dallas County reported its 11th-flu related death of the 2019-2020 season on Wednesday. This flu season started early and all but two states reported widespread outbreaks by the week ended Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Flu risk far greater than coronavirus, health experts warn

A lot of attention has focused on Chinese health officials' efforts to halt the spread of a new coronavirus that has killed more than 130 people in China and sickened thousands of people worldwide, including five in the U.S., since last month.

January 29, 2020
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield arrives to brief senators during a closed all-senators briefing on the coronavirus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

CDC confirms second case of coronavirus in the U.S.

U.S. health officials Friday confirmed a second person infected with the new coronavirus that has sickened more than 800 and killed 26 as Chinese authorities shut down more cities to contain the illness.

January 24, 2020
Staff move bio-waste containers past the entrance of the Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some infected with a new virus are being treated, in Wuhan, China, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. The number of cases of a new coronavirus from Wuhan has risen over 400 in China Chinese health authorities said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

China isolates Wuhan where coronavirus originated

Chinese officials shut down all transportation out of the city of Wuhan, trying to contain a mysterious illness Wednesday as the death toll climbed to 17 and more than 540 people were reported to be infected with the rapidly spreading virus.

January 22, 2020
China has reported a sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new coronavirus, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak coincides with the country's busiest travel period, as millions board trains and planes for the Lunar New Year holidays. (Associated Press)

China reports coronavirus cases top more than 200

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said government and health care specialists must mobilize quickly to fight a mysterious viral illness because the massive number of travelers celebrating the Lunar New Year would make the disease hard to contain.

January 20, 2020