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Marc Lasry, co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, told CNBC on Tuesday that sporting events could possibly ban fans if the coronavirus outbreak worsens.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A hospital employee who recently traveled to Italy is the first person in New Hampshire to test positive for the new coronavirus, state officials said Monday. The male patient is experiencing mild symptoms and remains at home in Grafton County while health officials investigate, according to Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist. Hospital officials confirmed the patient is an employee of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, which has set up an incident command center. While it could take several days for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm the state's test results, officials said they are moving ahead with containment plans. "We're going through the process of not only figuring out how to reach out to individuals that may have had contact with this individual, but much more broadly, how do we address concerns of the public," said Dr. Joanne Conroy, Dartmouth-Hitchcock's CEO. The illness, named COVID-19, is characterized by fever and coughing and, in serious cases, shortness of breath or pneumonia. As of Sunday, the U.S. had at least 80 confirmed cases of the virus, which first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. Worldwide, the number of people sickened has climbed to more than 88,000, and there have been more than 3,000 deaths, most of them in China. New Hampshire health officials were joined at Monday's news conference by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and members of the state's Democratic Congressional delegation, all of whom emphasized cooperation. "We will continue to work together to make sure that we do everything possible to address the public concern," said U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. "The most important message we can get out is that the state is prepared," said Sununu. "We don't know how it's...
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After months of fear, preparations and cancellations, the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has officially come to the Houston area. The news was announced Wednesday afternoon when a Fort Bend man in his 70s was “presumptively confirmed” to have the deadly disease by a city of Houston laboratory. Although 13 coronavirus cases had been transferred from foreign countries to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, this is the first in Texas...
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California's governor declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, shortly after the first coronavirus death in the state was announced.
The state of Washington confirmed its second death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday. Possible Community Outbreak in Washington The deceased was a man in his 70s with underlying health issues hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, King County officials said in a statement. He was a resident of the nursing facility run by Life Care Centers of America, where the authorities found three other cases of the virus. In a statement...
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FOUR cases of coronavirus in the west of Ireland have been confirmed on the eve of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's historic visit to the region.
U.S. government debt prices were lower Thursday morning after key Super Tuesday victories for former Vice President Joe Biden sparked a risk-on rally on Wall Street.
The World Health Organization has warned of the severe depletion of protective gear, with a surge in demand across the world since the outbreak of the virus
Pomeranian has low-level infection and experts unanimously conclude human-to-animal transmission But experts also cite previous experience with Sars suggesting cats and dogs will not fall sick or transmit virus to people Hong Kong health authorities confirmed on Wednesday that a pet dog belonging to a Covid-19 patient had contracted the coronavirus, with experts calling it the first reported case of human-to-animal transmission. The Pomeranian,...
The cancellations come as South Korea reports rapidly rising cases of the virus, which is believed to have originated in China before spreading globally.
While the coronavirus continues to spread, some companies — including Twitter — are telling their employees to work from home. At T-Rex in downtown St. Louis, working from home isn’t just allowed, it’s encouraged. "You show up, but does that mean you're actually doing something? I don’t know if I'd go that far, right? So for me I think it's more outcome based versus where you're doing it," said Aaron Adams. Soon, more employers may have to adopt...
The state confirmed an additional death on Wednesday, bringing the national toll to 10.
According to Chinese officials, COVID-19 first appeared Dec. 12, 2019, in Wuhan, a city with more people than New York and Chicago combined
There are no cases of coronavirus in Tennessee as of March 3. But lots of East Tennesseans have the virus on their minds with spring break travel plans in the next few weeks. The University of Tennessee, Pellissippi State Community College, and Knox County Schools all hold spring break the week of March 16. Roane State and Walters State students go on spring break the week of March 9. "We are definitely getting questions about whether it is...