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NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- Approximately 700 people in New York are being monitored for possible exposure to the coronavirus, according to the health department. The health department has asked about 83 people in Nassau County, 29 in Suffolk County and eight in Westchester to voluntarily isolate themselves for two weeks. So far, no cases in New York City or New Jersey are being monitored. While there continues to be NO confirmed cases of coronavirus... read more...
As the United States braces for the coronavirus outbreak, many government and health leaders are pumping the breaks on public panic. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear became the latest when he told reporters that the flu should be of more concern to our communities. RELATED: Japan closing all schools through March to curb coronavirus “The flu has been significantly more deadly than the coronavirus,” Beshear said. “We want to make sure anytime we’re...
Two more people have died in Italy from coronavirus, bringing the death toll fro...
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- Approximately 700 people in New York are being monitored for possible exposure to the coronavirus, according to the health department. The health department has asked about 83 people in Nassau County, 29 in Suffolk County and eight in Westchester to voluntarily isolate themselves for two weeks. So far, no cases in New York City or New Jersey are being monitored. While there continues to be NO confirmed cases of coronavirus...
California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a press conference Thursday that at least 8,400 people are being monitored for new coronavirus in the state.
“I don’t think we’re at the level yet where the average person needs to be panicking about this,” Dr. Brian Garibaldi, medical director of Johns Hopkins Hospital’s biocontainment unit, told Yahoo Finance’s The Final Round. The outbreak began in Wuhan, the capital of China’s central province of Hubei. The virus strain was previously unknown and is speculated to have emerged late last year from illegally traded wildlife at a market in Wuhan,...
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that health officials are moni...
Switzerland immediately banned all large scale events involving more than 1,000 people on Friday, as the country attempts to protect its population from the new coronavirus.
White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney suggested that Americans should ignore media reports about the coronavirus amid fears of the deadly disease spreading.
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While the illness has nothing to do with the beer, poll suggests the suds brand could suffer from public misperception.
While the illness has nothing to do with the beer, poll suggests the suds brand could suffer from public misperception.
Four people in the city of Milwaukee are in voluntary home quarantine after returning from China, the Milwaukee Health Department said Friday. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said the city Health Department is in communication with those people. It is unknown what part of China the people were in and if they have been tested for coronavirus. No one in the city of Milwaukee is currently known to have the coronavirus, Barrett said during a news...
More than a dozen people have been tested for the coronavirus in Florida and four people are currently under investigation for the virus, the state surgeon general said Friday. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees said 15 people in Florida have been tested for the virus to date, but all of those test results were negative. Four people are currently under investigation for coronavirus. Sign up for our Newsletters “A person who is under...
Right now, 20 people in the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County are under medical surveillance after being exposed to someone with coronavirus. The news came a day after 5 On Your Side learned a patient in Belleville is being tested for the virus. On Friday, leaders in both the county and city announced their plan to deal with a possible outbreak. "We will be prepared, but we are a long way away from asking people to stay home, but if we get...
Milwaukee is currently monitoring four people who recently returned from China for the coronavirus. Sources say those four are in voluntary isolation at home as a safety precaution.
The new infection brings another troubling chapter to the coronavirus grip on health fears throughout the U.S. and other countries.
54 people in Riverside County self-quarantine as concerns over outbreak grow
Flights to China have been halted, television show productions shut down and new restrictions on who can visit where instituted.
The coronavirus appears to be spreading among people in three separate communities. The new cases were confirmed Friday in California and Oregon.
In a news conference in West Palm Beach Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis said 700 people who recently returned from China have been monitored in Florida.
Tulsa hospital using machine able to help people with coronavirus
Bill Maher abolished handshakes on his show Friday, opting for a more sanitary Japanese bow as he greeted guests. They included a top epidemiologist he grilled about humanity’s odds at surviving the coronavirus, why it’s called COVID, if his dogs can catch it and whether Bernie Sanders should be pressing the flesh so much at
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China isn't a country that cares a lot about human lives or human rights. Their 1 focus is economic growth and progress. So, I was a little surprised when I first heard about China's draconian policies about containing the coronavirus epidemic. Just a few weeks earlier, Chinese government officials
The Trump administration is advising the public to stop buying medical masks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The Trump administration is advising the public to stop buying medical masks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Eighty-two people on a recent Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas voyage that returned to Baltimore had to be isolated because of a flu outbreak.
As more people across the country test positive for the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, Oregon leaders are encouraging people to stay calm, take care of themselves and verify information about the virus with government resources. During a press conference Friday night announcing the first presumed case of coronavirus in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown offered reassurance. "I understand this news is concerning. However, I want to reassure you our...
Stores across Southern California are reporting a surge in demand for healthcare supplies, shelf-stable food, and other supplies.
Oregon health officials on Saturday night announced a pending test for COVID-19 came back negative and that person is not infected with novel coronavirus. This test was separate and unrelated to the Lake Oswego elementary school employee who tested positive on Friday and is the subject of Oregon’s first presumed case of coronavirus. The Oregon Health Authority is still awaiting the results of a confirmation test from the Centers for Disease...