Coronavirus latest news: Connecticut hospital employee tests positive
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This daily live blog will provide the latest updates, news and details of COVID-19 from media outlets and social media sources nationally and around the world.
6:20 p.m.
The first positive coronavirus case has been confirmed in Connecticut, state Governor Ned Lamont said Friday.
The person who tested positive for the virus is an employee with Norwalk Hospital and Danbury Hospital. They are a New York state, Lamont said in a tweet.
Tonight we learned that an employee from @DanburyHospital and @NorwalkHospital who is a resident of #NewYorkState has tested positive for #coronavirus. I'm in #Danbury now meeting with health officials. We plan on holding a news briefing at 7:30PM to provide more details.
— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) March 6, 2020
6:06 p.m.
Prominent Atlanta pastor Andy Stanley, founder of North Point Ministries, sent an email to members of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia, giving them permission to stay home from church amid concerns surrounding the virus.
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"If you've been exposed to a person with the coronavirus or the flu or have recently traveled to a CDC Level 2 or 3 country (China, Iran, Italy, South Korea, Hong Kong, or Japan), please take a couple of Sundays off," Stanley said in an email to churchgoers. "If you or your family members are experiencing or have recently experienced symptoms associated with the flu or the common cold (fever, persistent cough, headache, chills, or unexplained rash), we ask that you take a couple of Sundays off as well.
"We're working hard to ensure our environments are clean and safe for you and your family."
5:34 p.m.
SXSW, the Austin, Texas, music, film and technology festival, has been canceled amid coronavirus concerns. The Verge reported it is the first time in festival's 34-year history that it has been canceled.
An Update on SXSW 2020. Please read our full statement here: https://t.co/P56nF8KFmE pic.twitter.com/ouJPKM9GNy
— SXSW (@sxsw) March 6, 2020
"We understand the gravity of the situation for all the creatives who utilize SXSW to accelerate their careers; for the global businesses; and for Austin and the hundreds of small businesses – venues, theatres, vendors, production companies, service industry staff, and other partners that rely so heavily on the increased business that SXSW attracts," the statement said in part.
"We will continue to work hard to bring you the unique events you love. Though it’s true that our March 2020 event will no longer take place in the way that we intended, we continue to strive toward our purpose – helping creative people achieve their goals."
5:40 p.m.
President Trump's motorcade has left the CDC and headed back to Dobbins Air Force Base, where he will board Air Force 1. He spent some extra time at the CDC, 15 minutes longer than what was on the schedule.
While visiting the CDC, he would not give a prediction on how many coronavirus cases have spread across the US.
4:10 p.m.
President Donald Trump arrived in Atlanta to visit the Centers for Disease Control after telling reporters he canceled the visit Friday morning. At the time, Trump claimed someone at the CDC suspected they had the virus.
The trip was scheduled to highlight the Trump administration's response to coronavirus, the AJC previously reported.
President Trump has arrived in Atlanta to visit the CDC to discuss his approach to the coronavirus #gapol pic.twitter.com/63XNc75T3q
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) March 6, 2020
3:16 p.m.
#BREAKING Placer County Public Health confirmed three additional COVID-19 cases. The three new cases were from South and Mid Placer and all traveled on the Grand Princess cruise ship from San Francisco to Mexico Feb. 11-21. @CBSSacramento
— Dina Kupfer (@DinaKupfer) March 6, 2020
3:12 p.m.
Concern for #coronavirus in Boston. Per @HarvardChanSPH email, over 60 people en route to @BrighamWomens from a local hotel to be tested for virus. pic.twitter.com/JqOXXCS6SS
— Jose Figueroa (@joefigs2) March 6, 2020
3:07 p.m.
BREAKING: Two new positive cases in L.A. County, bringing the total number to 13. One is part of a group of travelers who went to Northern Italy. The second new cases is another screneer at LAX.
— Soumya (@skarlamangla) March 6, 2020
2:49 p.m.
#BREAKING Two Jacksonville state students came in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with the coronavirus in Georgia. pic.twitter.com/v12Rfqvcfd
— Taylor Gibson Adams (@gibadamst) March 6, 2020
2:37 p.m.
BREAKING - 2 more staff members at Maple Medical Group at the Davis Avenue location in White Plains have tested positive for the coronavirus.
— Tara Rosenblum (@tararosenblum) March 6, 2020
Total confirmed positive: 3 @News12WC
12:52 p.m.
eBay bans sales of all masks and hand sanitizers to stop price coronavirus gouginghttps://t.co/fje58ySPBK
— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) March 6, 2020
12:49 p.m.
*U.S. TRADE OFFICIALS GRANT TARIFF RELIEF FOR FACEMASKS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
— *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaOne) March 6, 2020
12:19 p.m.
New York State is now up to 33 coronavirus cases, up from 22 yesterday, with the additional 11 all connected to the Westchester case and NOT all "close family members."
— Mark B. Spiegel (@markbspiegel) March 6, 2020
12:13 p.m.
Johns Hopkins University announced late Thursday it will still be a first-round site for the NCAA Division III tournament that begins Friday, but no spectators will be allowed.
12:12 p.m.
COVID-19 update: there are 4 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Florida. There are an additional 5 repatriated cases of Florida residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. For more information, visit https://t.co/RebhjjoWI4 #COVID19
— Florida Dept. Health (@HealthyFla) March 6, 2020
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11:46 a.m.
Disney Cruise Line Institutes Temporary Policy Changes Allowing Guests to Cancel Sailings for Full Refund Due Along with Nes Screenings at Embarkation to Coronavirus Threat (COVID-19) https://t.co/L4Lpq59JZH pic.twitter.com/iHjuf41d5X
— Scott Sanders (@TheDCLBlog) March 6, 2020
11:44 a.m.
$MRNA *MODERNA CORONAVIRUS VACCINE TRIAL SET FOR MARCH START: US SITE
— Zeb (@zebamy) March 6, 2020
*TRIAL OF MODERNA SHOT SET TO BEGIN MARCH 19 US GOVT. SITE SAYS.
11:34 a.m.
WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - The United States is considering ways to discourage U.S. travelers from taking cruises as part of a broader Trump administration effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, according to four officials familiar with the situation#covid19 $CCL $RCL
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) March 6, 2020
10:42 a.m.
#COVID19 update - annex bldg @Mastercard HQ in Purchase NY closed for cleaning after visit from Brazil-based employee who has tested positive for #NovelCoronavirus. pic.twitter.com/lCmwkfc1UA
— Tony Aiello (@AielloTV) March 6, 2020
10:29 a.m.
BREAKING: NCDHHS says a man from Chatham County has tested positive for the #coronavirus. NCDHHS says he traveled to Italy in late February, and is now in isolation at home and “doing well.” #WRAL
— Sarah Krueger (@WRALSarah) March 6, 2020
10:27 a.m.
10:14 a.m. Bloomberg reports two baggage handlers at London's Heathrow airport for British Airways have tested positive for coronavirus.
9:39 a.m.
Gov. Tom Wolf (D-PA)
— Matt O'Donnell (@matt_odonnell) March 6, 2020
“In the last few hours we received confirmation of presumed - I emphasize presumed - positive cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania."
One case is in Delaware County, the other in Wayne County in Northeastern PA.
9:17 a.m.
.@MiamiMayor, flanked by @JoeCarolloNow and @kenrussellmiami, make the official announcement: this year’s Ultra Music Festival and Calle Ocho have been canceled. pic.twitter.com/DoNUZUarMT
— Joey Flechas 🏝 (@joeflech) March 6, 2020
9:01 a.m.
India is bracing for a potential explosion of coronavirus cases as authorities rush to trace, test and quarantine contacts of 31 people confirmed to have the disease.
8:57 a.m.
210 Fälle bestätigt: Sprunghafter Anstieg an Ansteckungen mit Coronavirus in der Schweiz. https://t.co/fOMZ8BTk5N
— watson News (@watson_news) March 6, 2020
8:51 a.m.
FUNDING CORRECTION: Pres Trump will sign the $8.3-billion Coronavirus response funding bill before leaving the WH in a few minutes.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 6, 2020
6:30 a.m.
President Donald Trump's planned trip to Atlanta on Friday to visit the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been postponed because he didn't want to get in the way of the agency's work, White House officials said.
5:53 a.m.
🔴 LIVE - #coronavirus | 59 nouveaux cas détectés en Belgique
— L'Echo (@lecho) March 6, 2020
➡https://t.co/NFhVFqWHlQ #COVID19
12:27 a.m.
Microsoft says two employees in the Seattle area have contracted coronavirus. More details up on @nytimes soon
— Karen Weise (@KYWeise) March 6, 2020
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