Hundreds more Americans evacuated from coronavirus epicenter in China as death toll rises

"This continues to be an evolving situation and the ability to distribute this diagnostic test to qualified labs is a critical step forward in protecting the public health." Chinese officials on Tuesday announced 65 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the death toll in mainland China to 490 and the overall death toll to 492. These include Camp Ashland in Nebraska, near a national quarantine center and biocontainment unit.— Ramy InocencioHealth officials in China reported early Wednesday that there are 65 more deaths confirmed in the Hubei province, bringing the total death toll in China to at least 490.Officials said there are 3,156 new cases bringing the total to at least 23,589.A traveler who arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a flight from China on Monday was placed under federal quarantine and transferred to a Southern California air base, local authorities said Tuesday. The traveler was taken to March Air Reserve Base east of Los Angeles, where a group of U.S. citizens evacuated from China last week was already being quarantined."The individual has no symptoms of novel coronavirus, but was moved to March out of an abundance of caution and because of their travel history," Riverside County public health officials said in a statement. The two countries also suggested that all of their citizens currently in China leave when possible.The French Foreign Ministry issued the travel warning Tuesday based on measures taken by Chinese authorities, and on "the evolution of the epidemic."It said France's embassy and consular services in China would continue to help French people who decide to stay in China.France has six confirmed cases of the virus and evacuated hundreds of people on two flights.Britain's Foreign Office also advised against "all but essential" travel to mainland China on Tuesday. The U.K. has two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.— CBS/AP Macau, the world's largest gambling center, on Tuesday ordered casinos in the region to halt their operations for two weeks amid concerns about the deadly coronavirus spreading in China and other countries. "In the future, doctors will be more afraid to issue early warnings when they find signs of infectious diseases."American Airlines announced Tuesday a halt to its flights from two U.S. cities to Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous Chinese city that has confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. The new coronavirus outbreak has been strongly concentrated in China's Hubei province, with less than 200 cases spread across about two dozen other countries.Briand said the WHO was working with national authorities around the world to "see how we can harmonise practices" and share experiences on evacuations from China, "so other countries can implement what works better."A Chinese woman has been detained by police for "deliberately concealing" her contact with a person or people from an area affected by the deadly new coronavirus, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday. It was the the first reported incident of a member of the Chinese public being detained for breaking rules imposed in a bid to control the growing outbreak.The agency said the 36-year-old woman was accused of damaging China's virus containment efforts through her actions and and was taken by local authorities for "administrative detention." It was not clear from the Xinhua report how long she was being held, or whether she might already have been released.China's senior leadership acknowledged on Tuesday that there had been "shortcomings and deficiencies" in the government's response to the spread of the deadly new coronavirus that originated in Hubei province.