US: Coronavirus spurs ramped up mask production, travellers to be screened after first death

The US will start screening travellers for coronavirus and ramp up production of masks and test kits as the government scrambles to reassure Americans as the disease spreads and world stock markets tumbled last week. The first American died from coronavirus, a man in his 50s with underlying conditions in Washington state, officials said Saturday. They still do not know how he contracted the disease. President Donald Trump on Sunday said travellers from countries at high risk of coronavirus would be screened before boarding and upon arrival, without specifying which countries. <br/>