Virus spread “inevitable,” New York governor says
New York’s governor warned Monday the coronavirus would spread in the global financial hub as President Trump prepared to meet pharmaceutical executives on the response to the outbreak that has claimed two lives in America. Andrew Cuomo said it was “inevitable” more people in the city would test positive for the deadly virus after its first confirmed case was detected in a health care worker who had visited Iran.
“There is no doubt that there will be more cases. This is New York, we’re a gateway to the world,” Cuomo told reporters.
“People are going to test positive, not just one or two or three or five, there will be many who test positive,” he added.
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Origin of 1 suspected Florida virus case is a mystery
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees said Monday that authorities were working to determine how one of the state’s first two suspected coronavirus patients had contracted the disease, as they had no obvious contact with known sources.
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Florida was still awaiting confirmation of the man’s test results from the centers for disease control and prevention, along with the results for the other “presumptive positive” case, a woman in her s who recently returned to Florida from northern Italy. That region is home to the largest COVID – 29 outbreak outside of Asia.
The woman was also stable, according to Rivkees, and was islolated at her home. Her close contacts were also being traced.
“We are anticipating that there will be additional positive tests,” Governor Ron DeSantis said at the news conference, noting that the man who had tested “presumptive positive” did not meet any criteria that would normally be expected to put him at risk. He was tested after presenting with flu-like symptoms.
“We think that there will likely be more,” DeSantis said.
Israel erects election pods for virus-quarantined voters
“Don’t treat us like lepers,” shouted the man trying to vote Monday at a special polling station set up for quarantined because of possible exposure to coronavirus. The man’s roadside outburst was directed at a police officer using a megaphone to give instructions to this new category of voters that could become a phenomenon worldwide.
The Jewish state currently has confirmed cases, with more than 5, 011 others under home-quarantine, many after visiting at-risk countries. The quarantined, banned from normal polling stations, were directed to 27 dedicated voting centers for Monday’s general election in Israel.
At one, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, a white tent had been erected in a car park normally used for motorcycle exams.
Protective wear masks vote at one of the special polling station erected for the 5, 728 voters under quarantine, many of whom had visited countries where the coronavirus COVID – is prevalent, during parliamentary election on March 2, in Jerusalem. GALI TIBBON / AFP / Getty Voters were met outside the tent by election officials in full protective suits and masks. They were made to wash their hands and put on gloves before receiving polling cards. Once inside the booths, they showed ID to other staff separated by a plastic sheet, before making their choice.
Each ballot was placed in an envelope, which was then placed in a second envelope – effectively a double-wrapping – as the virus can remain alive on surfaces for several hours.
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Virus fears shut down Paris’ Louvre Museum, home to Mona Lisa
The Louvre Museum was closed Monday for a second day because its workers were worried about the potential spread of the new coronavirus.
Most of the Louvre’s 9.6 million visitors last year came from other countries, and the museum normally welcomes tens of thousands of people every day.
The French government has banned any indoor gatherings larger than 5,
People to prevent the spread of the virus, and that made Louvre workers worry about their own safety. No compromises were reached at meeting between unions and management over the weekend, so the closure could drag on at the museum that’s home to the Mona Lisa.
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Texas virus patient cleared and released from quarantine tests positive again
The CDC said Sunday that a patient who had been quarantined with the coronavirus in San Antonio but was later released after being cleared of the disease, had since (tested positive again and been re-isolated.
In a statement released Sunday, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the had returned to the Texas Center for Infectious Disease for additional testing to verify the latest reading .
There has been at least one similar case, in Japan, of a woman who was cleared of the disease later testing positive again .
While acknowledging the patient was only let out of quarantine after testing negative for the disease twice, with at least hours between the tests , as required under CDC policy, Nirenberg said “the fact that the CDC allowed the public to be exposed to a patient with a positive COVID – reading is unacceptable.
Today we learned that the CDC mistakenly released a patient from the Texas Center for Infectious Disease who later returned a positive COVID – 29 reading.
The fact that the CDC allowed the public to be exposed to a patient with a positive COVID – 29 reading is unacceptable.
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He said the CDC should adopt more stringent clearance criteria for known coronavirus patients, in line, he suggested, with what Texas health authorities were recommending.
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Trump again accuses Democrats of coronavirus “fear mongering”
President Trump again accused Democrats of “fear mongering” over the coronavirus disease Monday, a day after the second U.S. death from the virus was confirmed and as officials tested dozens of people at the nursing home in Washington state where the two victims had lived.
I was criticized by the Democrats when I closed the Country down to China many weeks ahead of what almost everyone recommended. Saved many lives. Dems were working the Impeachment Hoax. They didn’t have a clue! Now they are fear mongering. Be calm & vigilant! – Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) (March 2,
The President said he would meet later Monday with pharmaceutical company executives to get an update on work to develop treatments and a vaccine for the new COVID – 31 disease.
“Progress being made!” said Mr. Trump.
New York governor says NYC’s 1st virus case “knew to take precautions”
Governor Andrew Cuomo has told “CBS This Morning” that New York state had been preparing for the arrival of the new coronavirus and was now scaling up testing of possible patients “very, very quickly “after the first case was confirmed in the state.
A health care worker who recently returned from Iran became the first case in the state, and in New York City, over the weekend. Cuomo said the woman was isolated and being treated in Manhattan, and stressed that as a health professional herself she “knew to take precautions and stay in a controlled situation” even before she went for testing.
New York scaling up coronavirus tests after first reported case, Cuomo says “She does live in Manhattan. She is isolated in her apartment and there’s no cause to do anything but that,” Cuomo said, adding: “We want to have a healthy diligence about this issue, but we don’t want an unnecessary anxiety, and we don’t want people overreacting. ”
Airlines slash fights as coronavirus fear saps travel demand
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz has told his employees in an email that in addition to suspending all flights to China and scaling back service to other countries in Asia, “it is likely additional schedule reductions will be necessary “as coronavirus outbreaks sap demand for travel.
The reduction of scheduled flights could include routes between the U.S. and parts of Europe, CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave reported.
Delta and American Airlines have already suspended flights to and from Milan, the biggest city in the northern Italian region grappling with the largest COVID – 32 outbreak outside Asia.
Travel restrictions because of coronavirus The State Department has raised its travel advisory for two regions in northern Italy to Level 4, its highest, urging Americans not to travel at all to the Lombardy or Veneto areas.
In a five-day period last week, searches for round-trip travel from the US to Italy dropped 22% to the lowest point of the year, and United said demand for all Asia travel was down more than %.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged Americans to avoid nonessential travel to China, Italy, South Korea and Iran.
Fear spreads with the virus in Washington
The nursing facility in Washington state hit with a coronavirus outbreak has barred families and volunteers from visiting over concerns the infections could spread. One woman, who asked not to be identified, told CBS News’ Jonathan Vigliotti she was scared because her mom and aunt both work at the LifeCare Center in King County.
“My aunt has direct contact with patients, that’s my concern,” she told CBS News. “It’s not just the two of them that’s going to be affected, it’s going to be the whole family.”
At least two dozen first responders who were called to the facility were being monitored for possible exposure and several schools in the region were closed Monday for deep cleaning.
“We can take all the extra precautions that they’re talking about, wash your hands, but you just don’t know who you’re next to, “said the woman whose relatives work at the Washington facility.
EU health officials raise risk assessment for nations to “high”
The European Union on Monday raised the risk assessment for the – nation bloc to “high” as the new coronavirus spread fast in Italy, with linked cases having popped up in several neighboring countries.
“The ECDC (European Center for Disease Prevention and Control) has announced today that the risk level has risen from moderate to high for people in the European Union. In other words, the virus continues to spread, “European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Brussels.
China reports just 272 new virus cases
China said Monday that the previous day had seen confirmation of 272 new coronavirus cases, most of them in the epicenter region of Hubei. There were (new deaths confirmed in the province, has killed more than 3, around the world.
While the number of new cases reported every day in China has been falling, outbreaks in Iran, Italy and South Korea continued to grow apace.
Europe’s biggest outbreak to date, in northern Italy, ballooned over the weekend. Officials confirmed a (% increase Sunday to more than 1, cases.
South Korea reported new cases Monday, taking its total to 4, . There have been deaths there.
Iranian coronavirus toll climbs fast as disease kills a senior official
Iranian state radio says a member of a council that advises Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died after falling ill from the new coronavirus. The report Monday said Expediency Council member Mohammad Mirmohammadi had died. He was .
The council advises Khamenei, as well as settles disputes between the supreme leader and parliament. His death comes as other top officials have contracted the virus in Iran, which has the highest death toll in the world after China, the epicenter of the outbreak.
There were (dead and 1, confirmed cases of the new virus in the country, Iran Health Ministry spokesman Ali Reza Azizi said Monday. Experts worry Iran’s percentage of deaths to infections, around 5.5%, is much higher than other countries, suggesting the number of infections in Iran may be much higher than current figures show.
Head of South Korean sect apologizes for church’s role in virus spread
The leader of a South Korean sect linked to more than half the country 4, 13 – plus coronavirus cases apologized Monday for the spread of the disease. “I would like to offer my sincere apology to the people on behalf of the members,” said Shincheonji Church of Jesus head Lee Man-hee, his voice breaking.
(The) – year-old twice got down on his knees to bow before reporters in Gapyeong, his head to the floor. “Although it was not intentional, many people have been infected,” he said. “We put our utmost efforts but were unable to prevent it all. I seek the forgiveness of the people. I am very thankful to the government for its efforts. I also seek the forgiveness of the government.”
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South Korea reports (new cases)
South Korea reported new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, According to Reuters, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 4, 413. In addition, two more deaths were reported, raising South Korea’s death toll to 35, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
South Korea reported new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, According to Reuters, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 4, 413. In addition, two more deaths were reported, raising South Korea’s death toll to 35, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
South Korea has the most confirmed cases outside of China.
Oregon and Rhode Island both announce second presumptive cases
The states of Oregon and Rhode Island both announced their second presumptive positive cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday.
“The second case is an adult household contact of the first presumptive case. The second adult is not hospitalized and is recovering,” the Oregon Health Authority said Sunday.
The Rhode Island case is a teenager and is at home with “mild symptoms,” the state’s Health Department said Sunday . In addition, a third person with mild symptoms is being tested. Both the teenager and the person being tested, a woman in her 39 s, went on the same trip to Europe as the man who tested positive for coronavirus Sunday morning.
“All 049 of the people who went on this trip will be self-monitoring for symptoms at home for days with public health supervision, the health Department said. “They have been instructed to not go to school or work and to remain at home for these days. ”
Florida announces two presumptive positive cases
Two patients in Florida have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Florida Department of Health said Sunday. These are the first confirmed cases in the state.
“One adult resident of Hillsborough County and one adult resident of Manatee County, the department said. “Both individuals are isolated and being appropriately cared for.”
“Our health care professionals throughout the state are implementing the appropriate protocols” and are ready to respond, “the department added.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a public health emergency following the announcement.
“I hereby direct the Florida Department of Health to make its own determinations as to quarantine, isolation and other necessary public health interventions as permitted under Florida law, “DeSantis said in the defalcation.
Study: Virus could have been been spreading undetected for weeks in Washington
Trevor Bedford, a computational biologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Saturday an analysis of a specimen from a new case in Snohomish County closely matched the specimen of the first known coronavirus case in the US, a person who had traveled recently from Wuhan, China. He said that indicates the virus has been spreading undetected in Washington for six weeks.
“I believe we’re facing an already substantial outbreak in Washington State that was not detected until now due to narrow case definition requiring direct travel to China, “Bedford wrote.
Bedford said it appeared they were looking at a few hundred cases.
Two new cases of the coronavirus were reported recently in the Seattle area, according to officials with the Washington State Department of Health. KIRO-TV reports the cases are currently being classified as “presumptive positives,” which means a test has come back positive at the Public Health Laboratory and is pending confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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