Los Angeles has declared a health emergency over the coronavirus, after six new cases were confirmed. 'This is not a response rooted in panic,' a county official said, adding that the declaration would help agencies coordinate their response.
Fears of the virus have prompted shoppers to stock up on sanitizing options, leaving shelves of disinfectant wipes nearly empty at a Target store in Novato, Calif.Fears of the virus have prompted shoppers to stock up on sanitizing options, leaving shelves of disinfectant wipes nearly empty at a Target store in Novato, Calif.
Los Angeles County mirrored the city's move, in a step that Kathryn Barger, chair of the county's board of supervisors, said was a planned reaction to the virus. There are at least 80 confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in
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