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.

'Please visit Chinatown': coronavirus fears empty San Francisco district

Most days you can’t walk through San Francisco’s historic Chinatown without bumping into a tourist’s extended arm, readying for a camera-phone photo. Lunchtime in particular is usually a bustling affair. But on a recent weekday at the height of the coronavirus pandemic that has dominated Asian countries across the Pacific Ocean, there was a noticeable absence of foot traffic. At the Dragon Gate on Grant Avenue, the entrance to Chinatown that is...

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 ...

Trump CDC's 'Horrific' Inaction on Coronavirus Could Cost Lives Congressman in Infected District Says

California Rep. John Garamendi argued that the CDC has allowed the virus to spread through poor testing protocols.

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

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

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.

Schools contemplate action if coronavirus reaches their district

Mid-Michigan schools work to keep the flu bug and the possibility of Coronavirus out of their district.

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.

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."

'We love being here': Thousands attend Asian District Night Market in Mesa despite coronavirus fears

A line packed with thousands of excited and hungry customers wrapped around the block outside Mesa's Asian District on Saturday night for the Asian District Night Market.

Thousands attend Mesa's Asian District Night Market bucking unfounded coronavirus fears

A line packed with thousands of excited and hungry customers wrapped around the block outside Mesa's Asian District on Saturday night for the Asian District Night Market.

NH district tells students who traveled to Italy to stay home amid coronavirus concerns

Thirty-five Kearsarge Regional High School students and staff members who traveled to Italy during February vacation are being asked to stay home for the next week due to coronavirus concerns. The students made stops in Italy, France and the United Kingdom during the trip to Europe, the school district said. Sign up for our Newsletters "Although COVID-19 is present in Italy, students were in the Lombardy and Veneto region of the country for a...

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.

GOP candidate for L.A. congressional district tweets coronavirus conspiracy theory

The only Republican running for the 34th Congressional District in Los Angeles has repeatedly tweeted that the novel coronavirus was "man made" and implicated Pope Francis, Hillary Clinton and others in the spread of the illness. "Bill Gates is one of the financiers of the Wujan (sic) lab where it was being developed," congressional candidate Joanne Wright wrote in a Feb. 24 tweet that has ...

Hundreds of pupils to stay home as coronavirus school shuts for two weeks

Seattle-area school closes for cleaning after staff member’s relative is tested for coronavirus