February 7, Friday, 2020 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Marcus Pittman and Ms. Emma Howard

  1. The number of patients infected with the coronavirus in mainland China has exceeded 30,000, with the death toll surpassing 600.
  2. Japan’s health ministry says another 41 people aboard a quarantined cruise ship moored at Yokohama Port have tested positive for the new coronavirus.
  3. The Iowa Democratic Party has announced that former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg is in first place in the state’s caucuses, with all precincts counted.