Coronavirus: How does it spread? What are the symptoms? When is it most contagious?

The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic. Sunday, March 15, 2020 Afternoon News Update Support from readers like you makes local journalism possible. [Join Now]( [Coronavirus: How does it spread? What are the symptoms? When is it most contagious?]( Marilyn Marchione, Associated Press ADVERTISING [US moves nearer to shutdown amid coronavirus fears]( Terry Spencer and Teresa Crawford, Associated Press [Anchorage officials eye ice arena as emergency homeless shelter as they brace for coronavirus impact]( Paula Dobbyn [Americans brace for new life of no school and growing dread]( Gillian Flaccus and Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press [Surge in coronavirus patients threatens to swamp U.S. hospitals]( Christopher Rowland, Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post [What Alaska events are canceled or postponed? Here’s a list.]( Anchorage Daily News [Are you affected by the coronavirus school closures in Alaska? Help us report the story.]( Anchorage Daily News [How South Korea scaled coronavirus testing while the U.S. fell dangerously behind]( Stephen Engelberg, Lisa Song and Lydia DePillis, ProPublica [Fed slashes rates to near zero, eases bank lending rules]( Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press [Alaska’s first COVID-19 patient is a cargo plane pilot who went to an Anchorage hotel before he developed symptoms, officials say]( Morgan Krakow ©2020 Anchorage Daily News Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503 [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.](