Thailand post offices began disinfecting overseas packages on arrival as the country reported new coronavirus cases.
8:07 p.m. Nurses offer insight into coronavirus care, their own safety
One nurse opened up about her own experience treating a patient and the issue she faces now: being unable to get tested. "I did this because I had all the recommended protective gear and training from my employer. ... But the National CDC would not initiate testing. They said they would not test me because if I were wearing the recommended protective equipment, then I wouldn’t have the coronavirus.""Nurses aren’t going to stand by and let this testing delay continue; we are going to stand together to make sure we can protect our patients -- by being protected ourselves," her statement read.
The attendees are doing well and are under the care of their health care providers, the statement read. Princess Cruises said in a statement that the recommendation came from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The families of patients who died from novel coronavirus at a nursing home in Washington are grappling with many questions, and few answers, as to what exactly happened."She wasn't sick. She'd been really well. I was surprised," Herrick said. She made a point to note that she is grateful for the staff at the nursing home, but doesn't think they have enough help in handling the issue.
Verma said CMS initiated a"call to action" to all nursing facilities to double down on infection-control policies and procedures.The roller coaster week for financial markets continued on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting nearly 1,000 points. The lab at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Maryland began the effort when coronavirus was identified earlier this year.House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., signs the Coronavirus Emergency Response Package which passed the House with only three votes against it on Capitol Hill on March 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
"What is the risk of actually getting infected with the coronavirus? The risk in the United States as a whole is still low," Fauci said."If you're a young otherwise healthy individual, the risk of your requiring any kind of medical intervention is low. And we know that from data from China, and from recent data from Korea, and recent data from Italy, and that is, about 80% or more of individuals who get infected will do well without needing any medical intervention.
Medics load a person into an ambulance the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Wash., March 4, 2020. Meanwhile in Italy, there have been 41 new reported deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total fatalities to 148, according to the Civil Protection agency.1:21 p.m. Number of cases more than doubles in the Netherlands
The eight cases in Westchester County are linked to an attorney from there, who had been diagnosed earlier. Those patients are not hospitalized, but the patients in New York City and Long Island are hospitalized, Cuomo said. "We will continue to honor the 10-cent discount for anyone who brings in a personal cup or asks for 'for here' ware," Rossann Williams, Starbucks' executive vice president and president of U.S. company-operated business and Canada, said in an open-letter Wednesday.
South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant on the street to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, at Gangnam district in Seoul, South Korea, on March 5, 2020. The Tennessee Department of Health announced the news on social media Wednesday morning, without providing additional details. State officials are expected to hold a press conference later.Amazon is encouraging its employees in its Seattle and Bellevue offices to work from home through the end of the month, after nine people have died from the novel coronavirus in Washington state.
"We are working with countries to assure the continuity of learning for all, especially disadvantaged children and youth who tend to be the hardest hit by school closures," UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said in a statement Wednesday."While temporary school closures as a result of health and other crises are not new unfortunately, the global scale and speed of the current educational disruption is unparalleled and, if prolonged, could threaten the right to education.
UNESCO said it will convene an emergency meeting of education ministers on Tuesday to share responses and strategies to maintain the continuity of learning and assure inclusion and equity.In an interview Thursday on MSNBC's"Morning Joe," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed two more positive tests for the novel coronavirus, bringing the city's total to four and 13 overall in New York state.
A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the novel coronavirus at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley, New Jersey, on Feb. 28, 2020. The facility develops novel therapies for some of the worlds most difficult diseases.The presumptive positive result came from a sample tested by the New Jersey Department of Health and is now being submitted to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmatory testing.
People wearing masks are seen leaving the grocery store as voters cast their ballot in the Democratic primary election at a polling station in Houston, Texas, U.S., on March 3, 2020.
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