Rescue workers battled freezing temperatures on Sunday to keep searching for survivors after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s eastern region. The Friday night quake in Elazig, about 350 miles east of Ankara, killed at least 41 people and injured more than 1,600 others. Workers have rescued about 45 people so far, and authorities have recorded nearly 950 aftershocks.

China is working to build a new 1,000-bed hospital by Feb. 3 to respond to the quickly spreading coronavirus epidemic. The United States reported a second case of the disease in a Chicago woman who recently traveled to Wuhan, China, one of the cities currently on quarantine. The Chinese government has extended its lockdown to 13 cities by Friday, affecting about 36 million people ahead of this weekend’s Lunar New Year celebrations. The new strain of coronavirus has killed at least 26 people and infected more than 800 others.

Retired Maj. Bill White is 104 years old and has a lot of cutting and pasting to do. The Marine veteran from Stockton, Calif., asked for people to send him valentines to add to his scrapbook collection. In a little more than a week, he has received more than 20,000 cards and 200 packages in the mail—and they keep coming.

Shopping malls and usually busy streets remained quiet in the central city of Wuhan on Thursday as the Chinese government imposed a lockdown to contain the spreading coronavirus. Officials also placed the cities of Huanggang and Ezhou on lockdown and canceled some major public events. The viral respiratory outbreak began last month in Wuhan and continues to spread as people travel for the Lunar New Year celebrations this weekend. At least 17 people have died, and 571 others have been infected.

Three Americans were battling wildfires in southern New South Wales when their C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed on Thursday. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Americans and firefighters from several other countries have joined Australian teams in combating one of the worst fire seasons the continent has seen.

A Washington state resident in his 30s has the first U.S. case of a new coronavirus that originated in China. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed he arrived Jan. 15 from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak. Nine people have died and about 450 people have fallen ill with the respiratory virus since last month. The U.S. patient is under isolation in Washington and is “very healthy,” according to the CDC.

Lebanon’s new Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Hassan Diab, met for the first time on Wednesday after months without a functioning government. Former leader Saad Hariri resigned in October amid anti-government demonstrations in the face of a worsening economic crisis.