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• Chinese doctors use extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to rescue critically ill patient from verge of death
• Shortage of key equipment in Italy may have contributed to high mortality rate, experts say

General Motors will help produce ventilators for coronavirus-CNN

General Motors in partnership with Ventec Life Systems are collaborating to produce respiratory care products, including ventilators, to fight Covid-19.

US senators dumped stock before coronavirus crash, prompting accusations of insider trading

Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler sold as much as US$1.7 million and US$3.1 million in shares respectively before markets collapsed amid pandemic fears
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Business Fallout: Companies hoard cash, Walmart hiring 150K-AP

Following are developments Friday related to the outbreak, efforts by governments to stabilize their economies, companies that must navigate through an altered landscape, and the millions of people affected.

Russian workers race to finish ‘Chinese-inspired’ hospital-SCMP

• More than 3,200 builders working day and night to complete 500-bed facility on outskirts of Moscow
• Putin says situation ‘under control’, as Russia’s number of official cases increases rapidly, with 253 recorded

U.S. to swiftly remove migrants caught crossing borders illegally to limit spread of coronavirus

WASHINGTON / MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States will swiftly return migrants who attempt to cross into the country illegally from Mexico and Canada while closing the borders to “non-essential” travel to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.

US has fewer hospital beds than Italy per capita-CNN

The novel coronavirus outbreak in Italy — whose health care system has more hospital beds per 1,000 people than the United States — could signal a lack of preparedness on the US front, according to commentary published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

US now has at least 16,300 coronavirus cases

There are 16,366 cases of novel coronavirus in the United States, according to CNN Health’s tally of US cases that are detected and tested in the country through public health systems.

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7 pm EST update. An increase of 20,773 cases and 891 deaths since 12 noon.

Liquor stores will remain open under New York mandate, association says

The New York State Liquor Store Association reminded business owners and patrons on Friday that all liquor shops are considered essential and will remain open under the new mandate.

“Liquor stores have been deemed an essential business and may remain open. You do not need to reduce your workforce. This applies to all SLA-licensed entities as per the SLA,” the association said in a statement.

There is a risk of an alcohol withdrawal syndrome if they close liquor stores. A 2012-2013 data shows New York State has a 6.65% or approximately 1.1 million individuals with alcohol dependence.

At-home tests for coronavirus are here. Should you take them?

With delays in testing hampering the country’s ability to accurately track the new coronavirus and shelter-in-place orders keeping many Americans at home, startups are swooping in with a seemingly ideal solution: at-home tests.

Over the next week, at least four startups are launching the first at-home tests for Covid-19. The companies, whose tests have been mostly greenlit — but not approved in the conventional sense — by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under new guidelines instituted for the coronavirus crisis, aim for their diagnostics to offer some certainty to people who have up until now been unable to get tested as a result of the shortage of test kits. Most of the companies have put their other efforts on hold to focus on coronavirus.

Sharp increase in Moscow pneumonia cases fuels fears over coronavirus statistics

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A reported sharp increase in pneumonia cases in the Russian capital and contradictory information around the issue is fuelling fears about the accuracy of official coronavirus data which remains much lower than many European countries.

FDA won’t take action against companies who produce hand sanitizer

With the current high demand for hand sanitizer, the US Food and Drug Administration said it will not take action against companies who are not FDA regulated and who produce hand sanitizers.   

FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn said, the recent guidance will “provide flexibility to help meet demand during this outbreak. We will continue to work with manufacturers, compounders, state boards of pharmacy and the public to increase the supply of alcohol-based hand sanitizer available to Americans.”

Italy sees biggest day-to-day rise in coronavirus deaths

ROME (AP) — Italy has recorded its highest day-to-day-rise in the number of deaths of people infected with the new coronavirus.

Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said Friday the country recorded 627 more deaths in the 24 hours since Italy surpassed China on Thursday as the nation with the most COVID-19-related deaths. The total now stands at 4,032.

This brewery will produce hand sanitizer for Delaware

The state of Delaware and the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery are teaming up to make more hand sanitizer available to the state’s government, according to a statement from Delaware Gov. John Carney.

Dogfish Head will sell the sanitizer to the state of Delaware at market price, and 100% of the profits will go into a fund to support Delawareans affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the statement said

Medical organization calls on Trump administration to address “critical shortages” of equipment and tests

The American Medical Association has called on the Trump administration to “leverage every tool at its disposal” to address a shortage of protective equipment and coronavirus tests. 

In a statement Friday, the doctors’ group said that “critical shortages in test kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) remain unaddressed.”

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Hospitals scramble to keep up with CDC N95, mask guidance

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated, for the second time in a week, guidance for healthcare workers on using face masks, including N95 respirators and surgical masks, while treating possible COVID-19 patients in conventional, contingency, and crisis settings.

To the surprise of many, the guidance recommended that nurses, doctors, and staff fashion homemade masks out of scarves and bandanas if there is a shortage of face masks in clinics and hospitals.

Brown: Virus eviction moratorium, asks for REAL ID extension

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that during the coronavirus outbreak she wants a statewide eviction moratorium, to suspend enforcement on expired automobile tabs and driver licenses and has asked the federal government for a one-year extension for compliance the REAL ID act.

How one elite New York medical provider got its patients coronavirus tests

NEW YORK (Reuters) – As U.S. authorities scrambled to ramp up the nation’s capacity to test for coronavirus last week, at least 100 executives and other New Yorkers of means had easy access to testing, according to two sources familiar with the activities of a little-known medical service catering to the affluent.  More at the link.

Italy’s coronavirus deaths surge by 627 in a day, elderly at high risk-

ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4,032, officials said on Friday, an increase of 18.4% – by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago.

Connecticut governor asks all non-essential employees to “stay home to stay safe”-CNN

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has asked all non-essential employees to “stay home to stay safe” at least for the “foreseeable future.”

This announcement Friday comes after the state confirmed 194 Covid-19 cases and four deaths.

This is an executive order and businesses could be subjected to fines if they stay open, Lamont said. The order has not been officially signed yet, but will be later today and guidance will be issued, officials said at the presser. 

Coronavirus spreads fear, isolation, death to elderly worldwide

(Reuters) – Grace Dowell, a 63-year-old grandmother, has stopped grocery shopping and canceled all her doctor’s appointments. No one is allowed into her rural Maryland home. Every piece of mail is disinfected.

Stocks close down, marking the worst week since 2008

At the close of trading Friday, all three major US stock indexes experienced their worst weekly performance since October 2008.

Zimbabwe reports first case of coronavirus

A 38-year-old man has become the first person to test positive for coronavirus in Zimbabwe, the country’s ministry of health reported Friday. 

“The patient is a 38-year-old Caucasian male resident of Victoria Falls, who had traveled to Manchester, United Kingdom on the 7th of March 2020 and returned to his home in Victoria Falls on the 15th of March 2020 via South Africa,” the health ministry said.

Walz: Minnesota may need to shelter in place; cases hit 115

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz said Friday that he might have to follow California’s lead at some point and order residents to shelter in place to try to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the number of confirmed cases in the state rose above 100.

Illinois governor issues “stay-at-home” order for entire state

llinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a “stay-at-home” order Friday for the entire state to prevent the spread of coronavirus. 

Pritzker said the order goes into effect at 5 p.m. CT on Saturday and lasts through April 7. 

“You will still be able to go to the grocery store to get your food.

Massachusetts confirms its 1st coronavirus death

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts confirmed its first death from the coronavirus on Friday, while the state’s attorney general filed an order banning price gouging.

Supreme Court: Justices healthy and trying to stay that way

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court reported Friday that the nine justices are healthy and trying to stay that way.

To that end, when the court held its regularly scheduled private conference Friday morning, some of the justices participated remotely, and those who were in the building did not engage in the tradition of shaking hands, court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said.

Taiwan COVID-19 cases jump again, second death reported

TAIPEI: The number of COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Taiwan jumped again on Friday (Mar 20) with 27 new infections, taking the total to 135, with a second death also reported, as the island fights to contain a rise in imported cases.

Factbox: California’s ‘stay at home’ order – What’s allowed?

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California has issued an unprecedented statewide “stay at home” order directing the state’s 40 million residents to hunker down in their homes for the foreseeable future in the face of the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic.

Here’s what’s allowed – and what’s not – under the most sweeping government clampdown yet in the worsening public health crisis brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, which Governor Gavin Newsom predicted could infect more than half the state within eight weeks.

Europeans sing health workers’ praises nightly from windows

PARIS (AP) — At a time of isolation, people in many European cities hit hard by the new coronavirus are taking at least a minute each night to come together in gratitude.

They stand at open windows or on balconies in Rome, Madrid, Paris, Athens and Amsterdam, singing, cheering and applauding even though they know their intended audience is too busy to listen.

New York joins California in locking down against the virus-AP

New York state moved to join California on Friday in ordering nearly all residents to stay in their homes, as governors undertook their most sweeping efforts yet to contain the coronavirus and fend off the kind of onslaught of patients that has caused southern Europe to buckle.

Who gets the ventilator? British doctors contemplate harrowing coronavirus care choices

LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic is forcing senior doctors in Britain’s National Health Service to contemplate the unthinkable: how to ration access to critical care beds and ventilators should resources fall short.

Coronavirus: Hong Kong records 48 new cases in biggest daily jump yet as experts warn about imported infections

Hong Kong recorded 48 new coronavirus infections on Friday, the biggest daily jump since testing began, as medical experts warned the influx of arrivals from overseas had raised the risk of a resurging outbreak to its highest point yet.

More soldiers needed in Italy’s hardest hit region to enforce emergency lockdown, governor says

The governor of the hard hit region of Lombardy in northern Italy has said it needs more soldiers than it has been allocated to enforce an emergency lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus.

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Michigan suspends non-essential medical and dental procedures

Non-essential medical and dental procedures are temporarily restricted across Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office said in a statement Friday.

Trump invokes new powers to spir virus supplies

President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, mobilizing the federal government to marshal the private sector to combat the pandemic.

3M doubled the amount of respirator masks it produced over last 2 months, company says

3M says it has doubled its global output of N95 respirator masks during the coronavirus outbreak.

According to a statement on Friday, the company has doubled the output of respirators to a rate of 1.1 billion per year, or nearly 100 million per month.

News organizations drop paywall for coronavirus information

NEW YORK (AP) — News organizations across the United States are lifting paywalls to share coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, a public service many hope will convince more readers to eventually become paying customers.

Major London hospital has no critical care capacity left-The Guardian

In a message to staff, Northwick Park hospital in Harrow said it has no critical care capacity left and was contacting neighbouring hospitals to discuss transferring patients who need critical care to other sites.

15,500 coronavirus cases in US-CNN

According to CNN Health’s tally of US cases that are detected and tested in the United States through public health systems, there are 15,599 cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States. 

Spain fatalities above 1,000 as 235 more lives claimed-The Guardian

Spanish authorities said on Friday they would turn a Madrid conference centre into a giant makeshift military hospital for thousands of coronavirus patients

 2,600 US military personnel are in self-isolation in Europe-The Guardian

Some 2,600 US military personnel, including civilians, are in self-isolation in Europe after being identified as people of concern during the coronavirus outbreak, the US military disclosed on Friday.

Filthy lucre: Paper money shunned for fear of virus spread

NEW YORK (AP) — In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king.

A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by tens of thousands of people over their useful life, could be a vector for the spreading coronavirus.

Trump is temporarily waiving all interest on federal student loans-CNN

President Trump said at press conference today that the federal government has “temporarily waived all interest on federally held student loans” for 60 days due to the coronavirus outbreak. Video at link.

Mosques face up to pandemic as Friday prayers bring coronavirus risk

JAKARTA/ISTANBUL/MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The coronavirus stopped communal Muslim prayers for the first time in living memory in many mosques from Indonesia to Morocco on Friday, but in some places believers have defied medical advice to join together in worship.

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12 noon EST update. An increase of  6,303 and 358 deaths from 5:30 am

New York governor says mandate to stay home is “not a shelter in place order”

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his order for all non-essential workers to stay home is “not a shelter in place order.”

Cuomo said “words matter” and pushed back on the suggestion that the new mandate is a shelter-in-place order.

12 steps amid the coronavirus pandemic: Alcoholics Anonymous and other group therapy meetings swap hug for a namaste or otherwise adapt-SCMP

New York governor says businesses that don’t close will be fined-CNN

Two mask production lines approved by Hong Kong government, with five others being considered as city races to stem coronavirus tide

• Manufacturers are applying under a HK$1.5 billion subsidy scheme and have to fulfil criteria laid out by authorities
• First two successful applicants aiming to churn out monthly average of more than 3 million masks in total

Africa, Latin America fragile targets for coronavirus spread

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The West African nation of Mali has roughly one ventilator per 1 million people — 20 in all to help the critically ill with respiratory failure. In Peru, with more than 32 million people, about 350 beds in intensive care units exist.

South Korea discusses coronavirus with China, Japan; plans to quarantine Europe entries

SEOUL (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan held a video conference on Friday to discuss cooperation on the coronavirus pandemic amid growing concern over the number of infected people arriving in their countries from overseas.

American Heart Association offers advice for heart attack and stroke survivors amid pandemic

During the current coronavirus pandemic, it is “more important than ever” for heart attack and stroke survivors to reduce the risk of another event and “avoid busy hospitals,” the American Heart Association said in a statement Friday.

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Iran announces 149 more fatalities from virus, bringing death toll to 1,433 amid nearly 20,000 confirmed cases

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announces 149 more fatalities from virus, bringing death toll to 1,433 amid nearly 20,000 confirmed cases.

China’s new imported coronavirus cases at record; no domestic transfers for second day

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s imported coronavirus cases have risen to a record 228, data showed on Friday, as infected travellers spread to ever more provinces, adding pressure on authorities to toughen entry rules and health protocols.

Woman who flew from US to China for coronavirus test faces criminal charges

A woman who flew last week from Massachusetts to Los Angeles – then to Beijing, where she tested positive for coronavirus – is under investigation on allegations of concealing her symptoms and putting fellow travellers at risk of infection.

Trump administration expected to announce plans to halt non-essential travel on US-Mexico border

The Trump administration is expected to announce details Friday on plans to halt non-essential travel on the US-Mexico border in an effort to limit travel amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf.

U.S. to Iran: Coronavirus won’t save you from sanctions

WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States sent Iran a blunt message this week: the spread of the coronavirus will not save it from U.S. sanctions that are choking off its oil revenues and isolating its economy.

Malaysia brings in army to enforce partial lockdown amid outbreak

The Malaysian army will be deployed to assist police in ensuring that people stay in their homes
Malaysians with Singapore work permits will be able to continue working in the city state, with ‘appropriate health screening

US coronavirus testing kicks into high gear as state governors cite continued problems-SCMP

Authorities have done 103,000 coronavirus tests as of Thursday, from 59,000 two days earlier, Trump official says
State governors report shortages of swabs and other equipment needed to carry out tests

Winter is coming: cooling weather in Brazil could fan coronavirus outbreak

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak is landing in Brazil as the hot summer days in the southern hemisphere draw to a close and winter approaches, potentially worsening the spread of the virus, medical experts told Reuters.

Hong Kong confirms largest single day increase in cases-CNN

Hong Kong has confirmed 48 new cases of coronavirus Friday in the largest single day increase there since the outbreak began.

Thirty-six of the new cases have recent travel history to countries including Singapore, the UK, the US, Canada, Thailand and Switzerland, according to Dr. Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Center for Health Protection. 

Coronavirus: only a third of Hong Kong’s quarantine tracking bracelets are working, government admits-SCMP

Many travellers told to self-isolate have complained they never received the SMS message to initiate a smartphone app connected to the wristbands
Chief information officer apologises and says staff will work out kinks in the system

New Delhi and Maharashtra impose restrictions and suspend government services-CNN

India’s capital city of New Delhi announced restrictions on businesses and government services starting Friday, as did the country’s second most populous state of Maharashtra.

Philippine workers lose jobs, stocks plunge, shops close as pandemic hits economy-SCMP

As Luzon goes into lockdown and other regions place severe restrictions of movement on residents, many businesses are struggling and workers have been let go
In the popular holiday island of Boracay, travel operators are suffering a double blow, after being forced to shut for six months in 2018 over pollution issues

Outbreak in Hong Kong tests mental health of residents already strained by months of social unrest

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Governors raise alarm as coronavirus taxes health systems

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a day of dizzying developments, governors across the U.S. sounded a perilous alarm about the rapid spread of the new coronavirus and warned of dire consequences for their health care systems.

Saudi Arabia orders duo arrested for drinking disinfectant to ward off coronavirus-SCMP

Public prosecutor says men who made widely shared video were ‘misleading people’ and drinking liquid ‘not suitable for human consumption

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Is Washing my Mask an Effective way to rid it of Viruses?

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With masks sold out during the coronavirus outbreak, many people will have to make do with what some scientists have called “the last resort”: the DIY mask.

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Amid pandemic, silk face masks you can wash 200 times protect wearer and the environment

As a global shortage of face masks hinders the fight against coronavirus, one Beijing-based fashion designer is helping her clients keep their faces covered – with tea silk.

Doctors’ group asks big businesses to provide protective gear for COVID-19 frontliners

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine College of Physicians called on large businesses to help provide personal equipment for health workers who are in the forefront of the country’s fight against the new coronavirus.

UK asks retired nurses, doctors to work again-AP

Britain is asking 65,000 retired nurses and doctors to return to work to help fight the coronaviru

British artist creates coronavirus glass sculpture-SCMP

British glass artist Luke Jerram has made a sculpture of the coronavirus that is about two million times larger than the real thing. 

40 million Californians ordered to stay home to halt virus

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, warning that the coronavirus threatens to overwhelm the state’s medical system.

The move, the most sweeping by any state so far, was an exclamation point at the end of a week of increasingly aggressive moves meant to keep the virus in check by forcing people to stay away from each other as often as possible.

France says 130,000 of its nationals trying to return home

PARIS (Reuters) – France is trying to facilitate the repatriation of 130,000 of its nationals stuck overseas due to the coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday.

Philippines suspends issuing visas to foreigners, official warns cases could hit 75,000 by June-SCMP

• Visa-free privileges of all foreign nationals are also suspended, and previously issued visas to foreigners have been cancelled
• Meanwhile, thousands of people are trying to flee the country amid a lockdown on the main island of Luzon

Russia starts testing coronavirus vaccine prototypes on animals

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian scientists have begun testing prototypes of potential vaccines against the new coronavirus on animals in a laboratory in Siberia, Russia’s consumer health regulator said on Friday.

Russia has reported 199 coronavirus cases so far, less than in many other European countries, but the figure has risen sharply in recent days. One person diagnosed with the virus has died.

Parents, police struggle to herd the young in virus outbreak

The adolescent brain is definitely in play as authorities around the globe struggle to keep young people from gathering, while parents fret at home about what they’re up to as the coronavirus spreads.

“It’s like herding chickens,” said Southampton, New York, mom Anastasia Gavalas, with five of her own who range from 13 to 21.

Delayed by sanctions, border checks, first medical aid trickles into North Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) – The first shipments of international medical aid are due to arrive at North Korea’s borders this week to shore up its defenses against the coronavirus, but strict border controls could mean the stream of supplies remains a trickle.

Malaysia to deploy army to help enforce coronavirus curbs

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will deploy the army from Sunday to help enforce travel and movement curbs aimed at reining in the spread of a coronavirus, the government said, as it grapples with the highest number of infections in Southeast Asia.

Since Wednesday, Malaysia has closed its borders, schools and non-essential businesses, and urged people to stay at home, warning of a “tsunami” of cases if the curbs were not followed.

UK hopes newly-made ventilators will be ready for coronavirus fight next week

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday its scramble to produce thousands of ventilators to fight the coronavirus outbreak was achieving results as top companies have already produced a prototype and it should be ready for use in hospitals by the end of next week.

US fast-tracking antimalarials to treat COVID-19

WASHINGTON: The US is fast-tracking antimalarial drugs for use as a treatment against the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump said Thursday (Mar 19), following encouraging early results in France and China.

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine have not been given a formal green light in the US to fight the pandemic, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it would work with domestic makers to expand production as it studied their efficacy.

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Italy’s virus epicenter grapples with huge toll, some hidden-AP

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — The priest gave a final benediction. There were no flowers, no embraces. Francesca Steffanoni and her mother hurried away from Bergamo’s main cemetery, their furtive farewell lasting no more than 5 minutes.

Bergamo is the epicenter of the hardest-hit province of Italy’s hardest-hit region, Lombardy, the site of hundreds of coronavirus deaths. Families here are deprived of a bedside farewell with virus-stricken loved ones, or even a traditional funeral, and the cemetery is so overwhelmed by the number of dead that military trucks transported 65 bodies to a neighboring region for cremation this week.

5;30 am EST. An increase of 2,362 cases and 188 deaths. Death rate of 4.1%

PGH facility, Dr. Jose M. Rodriguez designated as exclusive COVID-19 hospitals-PhilStar

MANILA, Philippines (4th update, 1:24 p.m.) — In a move to centralize efforts as private hospitals are reeling from a drastically reduced workforce and resources, Health Secretary Francisco Duque designated two public hospitals as exclusive facilities for COVID-19 patients.

Duque on Friday directed public hospitals UP-Philippine General Hospital to transform one building and the Dr. Jose M. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital to serve those gravely ill with the novel coronavirus infection.

Positive COVID-19 cases now 29 in Erie County, new list of public exposure locations released-WIVB

ERIE COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)–The Erie County Department of Health says there are now 29 positive COVID-19 cases in the county.

According to the Public Health Lab, specimens were collected from 523 residents.

179 came back negative while there’s 315 still pending from received specimen collection from Erie and outside counties.

Officials released a new list of locations where there was public exposure and ask anyone who may have visited these locations to monitor their health: List at the link

Stores set up senior shopping hours amid coronavirus fears

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As senior citizens deal with anxiety about the coronavirus, grocery store chains and other retailers have come up with a way to ease their fears: shopping times reserved exclusively for them.

Target, Whole Foods, Walmart and Dollar General, as well as supermarkets in Europe, began dedicating early morning shopping times for older customers this week. The theory is that allowing seniors to shop among smaller crowds could reduce their chances of acquiring the virus and give them first crack at buying hand sanitizer and other products that have been hard to find because of panic shopping.

‘One of us needs to be at home’: Parents prepared to take leave or work from home to care for children on leave of absence

SINGAPORE: Parents who have recently returned from a family holiday overseas said they will take leave or work from home to care for their children.

This follows a government announcement on Thursday (Mar 19) that all students and school staff members returning from travel during the March school holidays will be placed on a 14-day leave of absence.

More leaders say stay home, seek supplies to treat the sick

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — California’s governor ordered people in the most populous U.S. state to stay home as the coronavirus pandemic’s toll worsened so much world leaders warned of “record” economic pain.

US-Canada border to close late Friday to non-essential trips

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government said Thursday the Canada-U.S. border will be closed to all non-essential travel in both directions on Friday night.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also said it will take “weeks to months” for social-distancing measures in his country to be lifted amid the pandemic.

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