JUST IN: Washington state officials said Sunday night that a King County resident had died from the coronavirus, making them the second person in the U.S. to die from COVID-19.
"Due to the aggressive measures that public health and hospital staff undertook, all potential exposures to the case were promptly identified and isolated so that patients are not placed at higher risk," Dr. Bela Matyas, Solano County Health Officer said in a statement.
"We remain in close contact with national, state and local public health authorities to ensure we are following the most up-to-date protocols and procedures for dealing with this evolving situation,” Aimee Brewer, president of NorthBay HealthCare Group said in a statement. JetBlue said it would waive change and cancellation fees for flights booked through March 11. This new rule applies to travel completed by June 1.The patient in Rhode Island who is being treated as the state's first presumptive positive case of coronavirus is a member of the Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, school officials said in a statement.
The majority of the cases, 887, are in Lombardy, while 277 are located in Emilia Romania and 263 in Veneto, the Italian Civil Protection reported. Twenty-one regions are reporting positive cases. Both cases are in King County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county to six. One of those cases is a U.S. postal worker, county's health administration stated."There is likely very low risk of spread from products or packaging that are shipped over a period of days or weeks at ambient temperatures," according to the."Coronaviruses are generally thought to be spread most often by respiratory droplets.
, secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of food and drugs, and Kelvin Droegemeier, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, have all been added, according to a White House press release. The patient did not go to work once he or she arrived back into the U.S. and had limited travel within Rhode Island, Alexander-Scott said. People who came in contact with the patient are being asked to self-quarantine, she added.
Delta Airlines announced Sunday it has suspended flights between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Milan Malpensa Airport until May 1.Delta, American and United Airlines are currently offering travel waivers to Italy. The museum had announced earlier that it was delaying the opening following instructions from officials.
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