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N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Says ‘100% Of Workforce Must Stay Home’ Due To Coronavirus
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking what he calls “the ultimate step” in his state’s effort to stop the spread of a deadly coronavirus.
Coronavirus: 1,000 Cases Now In U.S. And ‘It’s Going To Get Worse,’ Fauci Says
“I can say we will see more cases, and things will get worse than they are right now,” says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Coronavirus: New York Creates ‘Containment Area’ Around Cluster In New Rochelle
The governor is calling on the National Guard to help maintain the containment area, by delivering food and helping to clean public spaces.
Coronavirus: Sacramento County Gives Up On Automatic 14-Day Quarantines
The California county includes the hospital that treated the first known U.S. case of community spread of COVID-19, which went undiagnosed for days because of problems with the U.S. testing program.
Coronavirus: Cruise Ship In Limbo Off California After Former Passenger Died
Officials believe a passenger was exposed to the novel coronavirus during a trip from San Francisco to Mexico in the middle of February. The ship just returned from Hawaii.
Coronavirus: Los Angeles Declares Emergency, And U.S. Reports 80 Cases In 13 States
The move comes after Los Angeles County confirmed six new cases of the coronavirus and seven overall. “This is not a response rooted in panic,” says Board of Supervisors chair Kathryn Barger.
9 Coronavirus Deaths Now Reported In Washington State
Two people who died on Feb. 26 have been found to have had the coronavirus. They were residents of Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., which is considered to be the site of an outbreak.
Coronavirus: San Antonio Says Evacuees Will Leave Quarantine After A CDC Change
More than 120 evacuees from the Diamond Princess cruise ship will finally leave Lackland Air Force Base on Tuesday. The city had initially sought to block their release, citing flawed criteria.
Coronavirus: 2nd Person Dies In U.S.; New Cases Reported In Florida And New York
The man was in his 70s and had been living at a nursing facility near Seattle that’s now suspected of being the site of America’s first outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Diagnosis Of Coronavirus Patient In California Was Delayed For Days
The first suspected U.S. case of novel coronavirus infection through “community spread” was left undiagnosed for days, hospital officials said, because the case didn’t fit the CDC’s criteria.
