Coronavirus: Parent with virus causes Buxton school closure

The primary school in Buxton says a deep clean of the premises is taking place.

Japan cancels all school for a month Saudi Arabia puts hajj on hold as coronavirus spreads

Some 12.8 million students across Japan were told to stay home for weeks, Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites.

Washington high school closed over coronavirus concerns after staff member's relative is tested for virus

The district's superintendent said the state's health officials believe risk to students remains low, but that they chose to close school out of an abundance of caution.

In South Korea coronavirus gives kids a break from school pressures but also traps them

Fairfield-Suisun school district advised to prepare for potential coronavirus outbreak

After a Solano County resident tested positive for COVID-19, federal officials told the Fairfield-Suisun School Unified School District to prepare school sites for a potential outbreak of the pneumonia-like virus.

A Seattle-area school was closed for cleaning after a staff member's relative was tested for coronavirus

Bothell High School outside Seattle was closed for cleaning on Thursday after a staff member's relative was quarantined and tested for a possible case of the novel coronavirus, school district officials said.

Japan scrambles for workarounds after Abe urges March school shutdown to stem coronavirus

Angry Japanese parents joined bewildered teachers and businesses on Friday in a ...

Top LA County school official says coronavirus preparations underway warns against panic

Top LA County school official says coronavirus preparations underway, warns against panic

Coronavirus risk at very high global level says WHO's Tedros

The risk of spread and impact of the coronavirus is now very high at a "global level", World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Friday.

Coronavirus updates: WHO upgrades global virus spread risk to 'very high'

Stocks around the world have been hit hard amid mounting concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 virus on business. The virus has continued to spread, with 27 new cases in Germany. DW has the latest here.

WHO Raises Global Risk from Coronavirus to ‘Very High’

The World Health Organization said there is still a chance to contain the virus, which causes the disease COVID-19.

WHO raises coronavirus threat assessment now says virus poses a 'very high' risk at a global level

WHO officials said they are increasing the risk assessment of the coronavirus to "very high" across the world.

Weymouth High School Notifies Parents About Sick Employee; Coronavirus Not Suspected

A staff member reported a fever after a trip abroad.

Despite coronavirus fears Louisville-area school trips abroad are scheduled to go on

None of the private schools and districts in Louisville and Southern Indiana contacted by The Courier Journal have canceled any student trips.

Oregon state agencies school districts preparing for coronavirus outbreak

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday a new multi-agency team tasked with preparing the state for a potential outbreak of the coronavirus virus.

School districts UofSC preparing in case coronavirus spreads to S.C.

School districts, UofSC preparing in case coronavirus spreads to S.C.

Oregon School Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus

An Oregon elementary school employee in Clackamas County has tested positive for the new coronavirus and may have exposed other people to it at work, health officials said Friday night. The announcement raised two key questions: how the patient contracted the virus since they have not traveled to any hot spots, and how many other may be infected as a result. “We’ve been expecting this and we are prepared for it,” Patrick Allen, director of the...

Oregon coronavirus patient is grade-school employee; school closed for deep cleaning officials say

An elementary school in Oregon will remain closed through Wednesday after an employee became the first presumptive case of coronavirus in the state, the Lake Oswego School District confirmed on its website. 

Oregon elementary school closing for cleaning after an employee becomes the third potential case of 'community spread' of the new coronavirus

An elementary school has closed after one of its employees was discovered to be the third confirmed case of COVID-19 community spread.

High school student in Washington latest coronavirus community spread victim

A high school student in Washington is the latest person in the U.S. confirmed to have the coronavirus.

Eye Opener: Coronavirus threat level at all-time high

World health officials have raised the coronavirus threat risk to the highest level as President Trump calls criticisms about U.S. preparedness a “hoax.” Also, former Vice President Joe Biden is poised for his first 2020 victory as South Carolina primary voters head to the polls Saturday. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.

FDA to Allow Labs to Begin Use of High-Complexity Tests for Coronavirus

The FDA will allow hundreds of academic hospital labs to immediately begin testing for the novel coronavirus, meaning that the U.S. virtually overnight will become able to test thousands of patients rather than the few hundred tested so far.

Trump says first US coronavirus death was ‘medically high-risk’ woman in 50s

The president added that he is considering closing the US border with Mexico to guard against the spread of the virus.

US Records First Death from Coronavirus Places Travel Ban on High Risk Countries

By Martins Ifijeh The United States has recorded it’s first death from Coronavirus. This is even as President Donald Trump’s administration has placed a travel restriction on Iran, Italy and South Korea in response to the death from the virus in Washington State. Speaking Saturday, US Vice President Mike Pence said the existing travel ban …

Coronavirus: US confirms first death of ‘high-risk’ patient

President Donald Trump says more cases are "likely" but urges people not to panic.

Coronavirus in Oregon: Lake Oswego School District officials hold news conference

Officials with the Lake Oswego School District are expected to hold a news conference at noon Saturday after an employee at Forest Hills Elementary School was diagnosed as Oregon’s first presumptive case of coronavirus. 12:30 p.m. Lake Oswego School District Superintendent Dr. Lora de la Cruz said that district officials would be working with state agencies to formulate a plan to discuss ...

Oregon coronavirus patient likely had little contact with students at Lake Oswego school

Oregon’s first presumptive patient with the new coronavirus likely had little close contact with students at the Lake Oswego elementary school where the person works, the district superintendent said. Only a few people at Forest Hills Elementary School had contact with the sick employee and they will be asked to stay home for two weeks, monitor themselves for symptoms and report their ...

Lake Oswego district monitoring absences after elementary school employee tests positive for coronavirus

One day after learning an employee at a Lake Oswego elementary school is presumed to have coronavirus, the superintendent said the district’s top priority is the safety of students and staff. The person believed to be infected works at Forest Hills Elementary School and tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, the first presumed case in Oregon. Superintendent Dr. Lora de la Cruz said the person was last at the school on Feb. 19 and stayed home...

UC Davis student tests negative for coronavirus school officials say

The UC Davis student who was being tested for coronavirus does not have the virus, school officials said Saturday. Test results for COVID-19 came back negative, Yolo County health officials said. Two other students who were in contact with them have been released from isolation as well, officials said. Sign up for our Newsletters Campus resources like student housing and dining services will still continue their intensified cleaning programs....

'They're telling us it's safe': High school playoff game played despite coronavirus

Fans filled the gym at Battle Ground High School Saturday to watch a boy's basketball playoff game between Jackson High School, from Mill Creek, Wash., and Vancouver’s Skyview High. Fans had more than just the outcome of the game to worry about. A student from Jackson was diagnosed Friday as being infected with COVID-19, the new coronavirus. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association considered cancelling Jackson's game. But after...

Is your school prepared if there is a coronavirus quarantine? Here's what our survey found

The CDC warned of the possibility of schools closing in the U.S., and urged parents to ask schools about their plans for “tele-schooling."

Newton students school staff returning from Italy ordered to stay home amid coronavirus fears

The Newton superintendent of schools said the decision was made out of “an abundance of caution,” and that the school is working with state and local health officials.