A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 17,300 people globally. Cases confirmed as of Monday in Beijing: — China: 17,205 cases on the mainland. In addition, Hong Kong has 15 cases and Macao has seven. Most of the 361 deaths have been in central Hubei province, where illnesses from the new type of coronavirus were first detected in December. — Japan: 20 — Thailand: 19 — Singapore: 18 — South Korea: 15 — United States: 11 — Germany: 10 — Taiwan: 10 — Malaysia: 8 — Australia: 7 — Vietnam: 8 — France: 6 — United Arab Emirates: 5 — Canada: 4 — India: 3 — Philippines: 1 death, 1 additional case — Russia: 2 — Italy: 2 — Britain: 2 — Nepal: 1 — Sri Lanka: 1 — Sweden: 1 — Spain: 1 — Cambodia: 1 — Finland: 1 (AP)

Rush Limbaugh just announced on his radio program that he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. He says he will not be on the air for some days due to treatment. DEVELOPING STORY – REFRESH FOR UPDATE
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What are the Iowa caucuses and why do they matter? They’re essentially small local meetings where neighbors and strangers stand up to show their support for a particular candidate, and to persuade others to join them. Iowa’s 41 national delegates are up for grabs, but the real stakes for the candidates are all about momentum. The caucuses are the first opportunity for Democrats to express their preferences in what’s been a long and tumultuous primary. They set the tone for the monthlong sprint through the early primary states, after which the field of candidates is typically culled. The winner usually receives a boost in media attention and fundraising that can propel them through subsequent contests. An unexpectedly bad performance, meanwhile, can hobble a candidate.

The latest episode of the Yeshiva World Podcast is now available – and it is a really timely and interesting interview. Rabbi Dr. Glatt, an infectious disease expert, describes the dangers of the coronavirus, and the likelihood of a potential outbreak. He explains why this illness is different than other viruses, including the flu. He shares advice and hashkafa from Gedolim about similar illnesses and how we should respond. Rabbi Glatt breaks down the potential scenarios we can expect in the U.S. in the coming weeks. He shares practical advice to protect ourselves. And much more. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app, including iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and Podbean. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he has met with Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the head of Sudan’s sovereign council, and that they have begun the process of normalization. “We agreed to begin cooperation that will lead to normalization of relations between the two countries,” Netanyahu tweeted. “History!” In recent years Netanyahu has pushed to improve ties with African countries that have long had cool relations with Israel over the conflict with the Palestinians. Sudan is keen to escape the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism as it struggles to rebuild its economy following the popular uprising that toppled Omar al-Bashir last year.

The first patients arrived Monday at a 1,000-bed hospital built in 10 days as part of China’s sweeping efforts to fight a new virus that is causing global alarm. Huoshenshan Hospital and a second 1,500-bed facility due to open this week were built by construction crews who are working around the clock in Wuhan, the central city where the outbreak was first detected in December. Some 50 million people are barred from leaving Wuhan and surrounding cities. The Wuhan treatment centers mark the second time Chinese leaders have responded to a new disease by building specialized hospitals almost overnight. As severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, spread in 2003, a facility in Beijing for patients with that viral disease was constructed in a week.

Reports of a new city is being planned on the outskirts of Gush Dan near Moreisha Junction have been revealed to the Israeli media. The city, which is set to be called Dorot Illit, is being built on privately owned land that spreads across hundreds of dunam. The city is being planned specifically for newlyweds and young couples with children and it is being planned as a Chareidi city from the outright, which has proven in the past to make city planning easier and more population friendly in cities such as Beitar Illit, Modi’in Illit, and Elad. The city planning is incorporating space for Shuls, Yeshivos, Shteiblech, Schools that cater to the Chareidi populace and is opening itself up to Sephardim and Ashkenazim alike.

Peleg Yerushalmi began another protest on Monday afternoon in Bnei Brak to object to the arrest of a Yeshiva Bochur named Gamliel Mahadani for failing to register for the IDF. Instead of carrying out the protest in their usual spot at the Jabotinsky intersection, they gathered at the Coca-Cola Junction – the other main entrance to the city, where the police would not be expecting them. A large number of police were prepared for the protest, including water canons, horses and police in riot gear if needed. The protest began with the closure of the highway by Coca-Cola. As can be seen in the attached videos, police used physical force to remove try and remove the boys from the highway, which was inconveniencing tens of thousands of people.

The British government plans to announce new rules for the imprisonment of convicted terrorists after an Islamic militant who was recently released from prison stabbed two people in south London, the second such attack in less than three months. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government would release its plans Monday. Following Sunday’s attack and a Nov. 29 attack in which two people were killed in central London, the government said it would effectively stop the early release of convicted extremists, double terror sentences and overhaul the conditions under which they are released back into the community. “This is a liberal country, it is a tolerant country,″ Johnson said.

China sent medical workers and equipment to a new hospital built in 10 days, infused cash into tumbling financial markets and further restricted people’s movement in sweeping new steps Monday to contain a rapidly spreading virus and its escalating impact. Health authorities released updated figures of 361 deaths and 17,205 confirmed cases, an increase of 2,829 over a 24-hour period, as other countries continued evacuating citizens from hardest-hit Hubei province and restricted the entry of Chinese or people who recently traveled in the country. The World Health Organization said the number of cases will keep growing because tests are pending on thousands of suspected cases.