More and more international events are getting cut as the disease continues its spread.
"Life has to carry on until someone tells me it doesn't"
U.S. officials on Thursday said they were ramping up efforts to guard Americans ...
SEATTLE (AP) - The coronavirus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in Washington state, a preliminary finding that could mean hundreds of undiagnosed cases in the state that's also home to the nation's first confirmed infection and now the first death, researchers said Sunday after analyzing genetic samples of the pathogens. State and local authorities stepped up testing for the illness as the number of new cases grew nationwide, with new infections announced in Illinois, Rhode Island and Washington state. Authorities in the Seattle area said two more people had been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus, both men in their 60s who were in critical condition. Those cases brought the numbers to six in Seattle. A man in his 50s died in Washington on Saturday and health officials said 50 more people in a nursing facility in Kirkland, Washington, are sick and being tested for the virus. Elsewhere, authorities announced Sunday a third case in Illinois and Rhode Island's first case as worried Americans swarmed stores to stock up on basic goods such as bottled water, canned foods and toilet paper. The hospitalized patient in Rhode Island is a man in his 40s who had traveled to Italy in February. As the fallout continued, Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar sought to reassure the American public that the federal government is working to make sure state and local authorities are able to test for COVID-19. Both said during a round of TV talk show appearances Sunday that thousands more testing kits had been distributed to state and local officials, with thousands more to come. "They should know we have the best public health system in the world looking out for them," Azar said, adding that additional cases will be reported and the overall risk to Americans is low. As...
President Donald Trump accused Democrats of “politicizing” the deadly coronavirus during a campaign rally here on Friday, claiming that the outbreak is “their new hoax” as he continued to downplay the risk in the U.S., NBC News reports.
With more than 50 countries having imposed travel restrictions related to the Covid-19, most bans involved travellers hailing from mainland China
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Mayor Michael Hancock has created a coronavirus task force that will coordinate among public agencies as the virus continues its spread across the country.
U.S. stocks tumbled late morning Tuesday, after first surging on the back of a surprise inter-meeting interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve, following...
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There's no question that the spreading coronavirus is hurting the global economy. Whether it's the manufacturing of goods in China, tourism in Italy, or trade shows that are a critical part of marketing products, they're all affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. This week's Wall Street sell-off is proof of that, as investors are panicking. But the coronavirus isn't bad news for everyone, and analysts have already identified the businesses that...
Health officials have outlined steps the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is taking for the potential spread of the coronavirus to the state. There have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Maine. One person in Maine who was tested for the virus tested negative earlier this month. Sign up for our Newsletters Health officials stressed the risk to Mainers is currently low, but the Maine CDC continues its planning to make sure...
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President Trump gives his quarterly salary to help in the fight against the coronavirus
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CBS has temporarily shut down production of Season 33 of “The Amazing Race” amid the increasing number of cases of coronavirus worldwide, Variety has learned exclusively. The move was undertaken “out of an abundance of caution,” as the respiratory virus has not impacted anyone directly involved with the show. “Due to increased concerns and uncertainty
The European Central Bank has asked banks to review their business continuity pl...
Three people have been tested for the disease, with two coming back negative and one pending.