The toll from China's viral epidemic spiked on Monday to 80 dead with hundreds of new infections despite unprecedented quarantines and travel lockdowns, as foreign governments scrambled to help their trapped citizens.

A women's Olympic qualifying soccer tournament scheduled for next month in Nanjing, China, will be moved to Sydney, Australia, over concerns about the outbreak of the new coronavirus.

Authorities in China are scrambling to contain the deadly new strain of coronavirus. The virus has so far killed 56 people in China, and it is spreading rapidly around the world.

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has conducted the first test flight of a large passenger jet, the 777X.

Lawyers for US President Donald Trump have begun their defense in his impeachment trial, saying the president "did absolutely nothing wrong."

The animal-borne SARS virus 17 years ago was supposed to be a wake-up call about consuming wildlife as food, but scientists say China's latest epidemic indicates that the practice remains widespread and a growing risk to human health. Like SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), which was traced to bats and civets, the virus that has killed dozens in China and infected almost 2,000 people is believed to have originated in animals trafficked for food.