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The email states that the individual went home feeling unwell on Tuesday, February 25, and has not entered the Amazon offices since then. The person tested positive for COVID-19 on March 3.
As coronavirus cases in both Australia and abroad increase, and a global pandemic being declared becomes more likely, Aussies are being urged by the government and authorities to prepare for the worst.
Presidential candidates won the past three elections by promising to end the longest war in American history. Only President Trump has taken concrete efforts to make to make good on that promise.
Lawmakers are staring down a tight timeline on major legislation as they try to clear the deck before a mid-March break.
The ruler of the United Arab Emirates, M. bin Zayed, has contracted the novel coronavirus, Israeli media claimed on Wednesday. The N12 News website reported the allegation in a...
The University of Kansas asks students who’ve been studying in Italy to return to their homes and “self-isolate and monitor their health for 14 days.”
Shares of Microsoft Corp fell more than 4% on Thursday after the company warned ...
The Saudi move expands a ban last week on foreigners visiting Mecca and Medina, home to the holiest sites in Islam. That decision alone disrupted travel for thousands of Muslims already headed to t…
The 25th Bond pic had been scheduled to hit theaters around the globe in April. It will now hit theaters in November.
Panic-buying triggered by the spread of coronavirus is rapidly taking hold across Europe.
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.
MIAMI (AP) - MIAMI - The Trump administration on Monday reassured governors that they will be reimbursed for at least some of the costs of responding to the spread of the coronavirus, as several states began setting aside millions of dollars to head off a public health crisis. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Vice President Mike Pence addressed state needs for equipment and funding to fight the spread of the coronavirus during a call with governors. He told them told them the administration would find the money to reimburse them. "What the vice president is envisioning as a former governor is 'Look, you guys need to be able to combat this thing. So you guys do what you've got to do. We will appropriate money and then simply reimburse you on the back end,'" DeSantis, a Republican, said at a news conference in Miami after confirming two people had been tested positive in Florida. Coronavirus cases have topped 100 in the U.S. and have spread to nearly a dozen states. Of those, six cases have been fatal, all in Washington state. In Congress, bipartisan negotiations are nearly complete on $7 billion to $8 billion in emergency funding to battle the virus, according to both Democratic and GOP aides. The measure appears on track to be unveiled as early as Tuesday, and the hope is to speed it quickly through both House and Senate by the end of the week. The measure would finance both federal and state response efforts, fund the federal government's drive to develop and produce a vaccine, and offer Small Business Administration disaster loans to help businesses directly affected by coronavirus concerns. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, said he hopes Congress will pass the measure within the next 10 days. "We are going to fight for the...
A Seattle office of another tech giant is being affected by the fast-spreading coronavirus, A Facebook contractor has been diagnosed with the COVID-19. The company notified employees of the diagnosis in a memo Wednesday night and informed then that Facebook’s Stadium East office will be closed until at March 9. Staffers are encouraged to work
Dr. Bruce Aylward, leader of the team that visited China, details what every country should do to stop the coronavirus.
Kingdom yet to report a case but 240 confirmed so far throughout the Middle East
Denmark's Michael Morkov was finally cleared to compete at the track world ...
You can still get protection for upcoming international travel.
Two more people have died from COVID-19, raising the U.S. death toll to 11. The most recent fatality is connected to a cruise ship that traveled from the U.S. to Mexico.
The White House is taking steps to better coordinate messaging on the coronavirus outbreak, instructing senior officials to seek approval from Vice President Mike Pence’s office before speaking publicly about the epidemic, according to people familiar with the directive.