NEW: Spain has declared a state of emergency for the next 15 days to better combat the coronavirus, PM Pedro Sanchez said Friday.
Federal agencies encouraged to provide telework flexibilities to vulnerable employees
The guidance was released in a memo Thursday by OMB which says that some of the vulnerable people are those who"have chronic health conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, lung disease or compromised immune systems." The memo also instructs agencies to consult with public health officials to determine whether to extend telework flexibilities to all eligible workers in areas where the disease has spread.The U.S. Department of Defense says it's temporarily shutting down all schools on continental European military facilities as a precaution against the spread of the COVID-19 virus, affecting tens of thousands of students.
In all, some 27,000 students attend the Defense Department schools in Europe, Smith said, adding that the schools will be closed through the April break and then the situation will be reassessed.
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