Warren presses big banks on preparation for coronavirus fallout

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a Democratic presidential candidate, pressed the chief executives of five major U.S. banks on how they are preparing for the potential financial damage of the coronavirus outbreak.In a series of Friday letters, Warren asked the chiefs of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley to explain how they will "evaluate the risks to your institution and its customers associated with...

'Intense preparation': Iowa hospitals prepare for coronavirus with isolation units

Iowa hospitals are preparing in case they receive patients with coronavirus, including Methodist Medical Center. "It has been a month of intense preparation," said Dr. Rossana Rosa, a infectious diseases specialist. Sign up for our Newsletters Rosa said ever since reports came out of China, about a new, potentially deadly virus, she has sprung into action. They've started screening for symptoms like fever or cough. Medical professionals are also...

Oregon ramps up coronavirus preparation faces challenges

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's first coronavirus case emerged on Friday, and the infected person worked at an elementary school in the Portland area, which will be temporarily closed, authorities said. "The case was not a person under monitoring or a person under investigation. The individual had neither a history of travel to a country where the virus was circulating, nor is believed to have had a close contact with another confirmed case - the two most common sources of exposure," the Oregon Health Authority said in a statement. The Lake Oswego School District sent a robocall to parents saying that Forest Hills Elementary will be closed until Wednesday so it can be deep-cleaned by maintenance workers. Health authorities planned to spend the weekend scrambling to find everyone the unidentified person, who has been hospitalized, had been in contact with. Hours before the case emerged, the state ramped up efforts to combat an outbreak amid potential challenges, including closing schools, businesses and events, and sustained shortages of medical supplies. At a hastily called news conference, state health officials did not release details on the person, citing patient privacy. But they said the person had spent time at the elementary school, located in a Portland suburb. "State and local authorities are responding quickly to this case," Oregon Gov. Kate Brown told the Portland news conference. Brown urged people not to panic. Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen said a test sample sent to a lab in Oregon was positive, and that it was being sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta for confirmation. At a hearing earlier Friday in the state Capitol, top health officials heard concerns from lawmakers, and raised some...

County Officials To Brief Public On Coronavirus Preparation

One of the big things that area doctors want people not to do is to panic.

WATCH LIVE: South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster addresses Coronavirus preparation

Update 11:33 a.m. Live video from the press conference: Sign up for our Newsletters Update 11:26 a.m.: The governor is expected to speak shortly. We will update with video when he does. Initial report: On Monday, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will lead a meeting of the S.C. Public Health Emergency Plan Committee to discuss the state’s preparedness for the potential impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019) to South Carolinians....

Coronavirus preparation: What steps Australians have taken to get ready in case things get worse

Coronavirus preparation: What steps Australians have taken to stock up in case things get worse

We asked our readers to tell us what steps they'd taken (if any) to be prepared for a coronavirus pandemic. Here's what they told us.

Coronavirus News: New Jersey staying vigilant in preparation for potential COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus News: New Jersey staying vigilant in preparation for potential COVID-19 cases

Coronavirus: Preparation for earlier infectious diseases gave Jacksonville-area hospitals ‘jump start’ for new virus

Coronavirus updates: JCPS releases pandemic plan in preparation for virus reaching Kentucky

While the novel coronavirus continues its spread across the United States and the world, Kentucky has not seen any cases.

Atlanta-based Gas South employees will work from home in preparation for coronavirus disruptions