NEW: 2 die from coronavirus in Florida, raising US death toll to 17.
Two residents have died of coronavirus in Florida, the state's department of health said late Friday, marking 17 in the country.
Test kits were flown to the cruise ship on Thursday to test passengers, many of whom are especially at risk due to being in their 60s and 70s. Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said at a press conference that out of 10 tests, nine were negative and one was positive."The only information about the individual that we’ll be releasing today is that they're in Lexington," Beshear said.
"We understand the gravity of the situation for all the creatives who utilize SXSW to accelerate their careers; for the global businesses; and for Austin and the hundreds of small businesses – venues, theatres, vendors, production companies, service industry staff, and other partners that rely so heavily on the increased business that SXSW attracts," the statement read.
There are now at least 98,192 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the world, with 2,873 being new cases in the past 24 hours, according to the World Health Organization. Bhutan, Cameroon, Serbia and South Africa all reported their first cases of the virus in the last 24 hours, according to the report.The popular Emerald City Comic Con has been postponed until summer 2020 in light of novel coronavirus, organizers announced.
"Many federal employees are in direct contact with the public, in some cases working in areas where people have tested positive for the coronavirus or been quarantined, yet they have been provided no protective equipment or specific information on how to avoid infection," Kelley wrote in a letter to Office of Personnel Management Director Dale Cabaniss.
The 30-person team composed of U.S. Public Health Service employees will land Saturday at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, according to Dow Constantine, the King County Executive.Gene Campbell talks through a window with his wife of more than 60 years, Dorothy Campbell, at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, March 5, 2020.
There are now 4,000 people in precautionary quarantine for novel coronavirus in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. Of those quarantines, 2,700 are in New York City.The number of cases in the state rose to 33, with all 11 new cases related to the Westchester lawyer, according to Cuomo. He said five of the 33 patients are currently hospitalized.Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb declared a public health emergency after reporting the state's first case of novel coronavirus.
An ambulance drives past the St. Anna gate, one of the entrances to the Vatican, March 6, 2020. The Vatican confirmed the walled city-state's first case of the new coronavirus and closed some offices as a precaution while Pope Francis continued recovering from a cold. Information regarding the novel coronavirus are displayed on a screen at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 4, 2020.All those who tested positive have been placed in isolation, according to Dauwalder. It's unclear how many of them were hospitalized and what their conditions were.Google has become the latest tech giant to encourage employees in Washington State to work from home.
Three of the new patients have been hospitalized while the rest are in isolation in their respective homes, Eyckmans said. The 12 workers were quarantined due to suspicions of infection. They tested positive on the final day of their two-week isolation despite not showing any symptoms. Other people on board who had come in contact with the tourist were also quarantined for 14 days, according to the statement.7:30 a.m. Passenger aboard Grand Princess cruise ship speaks out
Passengers on board the Grand Princess cruise ship, which had previously carried two passengers who contracted the novel coronavirus, watch while a U.S. military helicopter hovers above the deck, as they approach their original destination of San Francisco, California, on March 5, 2020. "In light of Maryland's recently confirmed cases of COVID-19, and based on CDC guidance for large gatherings, we have determined that it is prudent to hold this tournament without spectators," the school said in a statement Thursday night."While we await further guidance from public health authorities, we will be assessing large events on a case-by-case basis. We regret any inconvenience to the families and fans of the players.
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