The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 102 (up 5 from yesterday) countries and territories around the world and 1 international conveyance (the Diamond Princess cruise ship harbored in Yokohama, Japan).
As of March 08, 2020 at 01:15 GMT, there have been 438 (up 118 cases or 36% from yesterday) confirmed cases and 19 deaths due to coronavirus COVID-19 in the United States.
California: Ventura County sees first 'presumptive positive' case of coronavirus
The first case of novel coronavirus in Ventura County has been confirmed preliminarily, county officials said Friday, and involves the Grand Princess cruise ship currently floating near San Francisco while testing is done on passengers.
New CDC guidance says older adults should 'stay at home as much as possible' due to coronavirus
Amid a coronavirus outbreak in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging older people and people with severe chronic medical conditions to "stay at home as much as possible."
I live in Kirkland, epicenter of the US outbreak. We need Trump to take this seriously
"I live in Kirkland, Washington, which is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in our nation. As of Friday, 11 people have died in or near Kirkland and we still don't know the full breadth of the threat or the response needed due to the botched testing rollout and lack of resources.
Many people I care about are sick but none know if it's coronavirus or something more typical. I'm sad, scared and worried. Worried about my kids, worried about my family, my own health, and my community. And I'm mad -- deep in my cells angry. Just days ago at a rally, President Donald Trump said: "This is their [Democrats] new hoax," unhelpfully politicizing a public health crisis that is endangering Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and people of all parties alike...
As of March 08, 2020 at 01:15 GMT, there have been 438 (up 118 cases or 36% from yesterday) confirmed cases and 19 deaths due to coronavirus COVID-19 in the United States.
California: Ventura County sees first 'presumptive positive' case of coronavirus
The first case of novel coronavirus in Ventura County has been confirmed preliminarily, county officials said Friday, and involves the Grand Princess cruise ship currently floating near San Francisco while testing is done on passengers.
New CDC guidance says older adults should 'stay at home as much as possible' due to coronavirus
Amid a coronavirus outbreak in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging older people and people with severe chronic medical conditions to "stay at home as much as possible."
I live in Kirkland, epicenter of the US outbreak. We need Trump to take this seriously
"I live in Kirkland, Washington, which is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in our nation. As of Friday, 11 people have died in or near Kirkland and we still don't know the full breadth of the threat or the response needed due to the botched testing rollout and lack of resources.
Many people I care about are sick but none know if it's coronavirus or something more typical. I'm sad, scared and worried. Worried about my kids, worried about my family, my own health, and my community. And I'm mad -- deep in my cells angry. Just days ago at a rally, President Donald Trump said: "This is their [Democrats] new hoax," unhelpfully politicizing a public health crisis that is endangering Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and people of all parties alike...
As the death toll climbs here, few
people in Kirkland know whether they should go to work or not if they
have even a runny nose or sore throat. While the testing criteria from
the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now say anyone in the
United States can get a test if their doctor orders one, here in Kirkland, and in the King County area including Seattle, testing for the coronavirus isn't currently available
unless you've traveled outside the United States to a select group of
specific countries or been in direct contact with someone who has tested
positive.
To confirm this,
because news reports and statements from politicians have varied, I
called the King County Department of Public Health coronavirus line
Thursday evening, sat on hold for 35 minutes and spoke with someone who
told me they still don't have tests available outside that narrow
criteria and don't know when they will have them."
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