Dr Clark said the enhanced travel restrictions and an increased border presence added to the government's existing actions to limit the risk of the virus entering the country. Relatives of the patient are in isolation as a precautionary measure. People on the final leg of the flight, who are concerned, should contact authorities, the ministry said. [Full Article...]
He added the state had only 200 testing kits and had appealed for more from the federal government. Despite two communities having declared local emergencies over the outbreak, Newsom said there are now no plans to declare a statewide emergency. [Full Article...]
For the 2020/21 fiscal year, Mr Paul Chan expected a budget deficit of 4.8 per cent of GDP or HK$139.1 billion, a record in nominal terms. Financial Secretary Paul Chan also warned that the city will record its first budget deficit in 15 years due to the recession that began in the third quarter of 2019. [Full Article...]
Others have sent pupils and staff home, as the illness continues to spread across Europe. "I must repeat that this is simply a precaution and were I to have been aware sooner then we would have completed the clean prior to the opening of the school". [Full Article...]
The disease outbreak emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2018. Now, the virus has since spread person-to-person. Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday he will release a plan next week on steps MA is taking to prepare for a possible outbreak of a new virus spreading around the world. [Full Article...]
The U.S. had at least 60 confirmed cases, including individuals who had been repatriated from affected areas. About a dozen state and local health departments can conduct the test , but the results still need to be confirmed by the CDC. [Full Article...]
What they're saying: Germany's health minister said Thursday the country was "at the beginning of an epidemic ", per AP , as cases surged to 27. The CDC has advised Americans not to visit China and South Korea, and on Wednesday stepped up travel warnings for Iran, Italy and Mongolia. Pandemic is the spread of a disease across a large region while epidemic is widespread occurrence of a... [Full Article...]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, whose country came to the brink of war with Iran earlier this year, said Washington is deeply concerned Tehran "may have suppressed vital details" about the outbreak there. "And then we should be able to get a test for coronavirus". Trump tweeted that he would attend a briefing on Wednesday. The WHO says the outbreak peaked in China around February 2, after... [Full Article...]