Latest Atlanta coronavirus news: Publix to close at 8 each night
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This blog will be updated throughout Saturday, March 14, with news and details of COVID-19 in Georgia.
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8:30 a.m.:
after a city administrator tested positive for the coronavirus Friday evening,
reports. In a tweet, officials said City Hall would be closed to the public until March 30 after the employee notified management of the positive test.
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OVERNIGHT
10 p.m.:
To better serve our customers, give our store teams time to conduct additional preventive sanitation and restock product on our shelves, beginning Saturday, March 14 we will adjust store and pharmacy hours companywide to close at 8 p.m. until further notice. pic.twitter.com/Lc0jRLtZwh
— Publix (@Publix) March 14, 2020
8 p.m.: The growing coronavirus outbreak has led to school closures, the cancellation of major sporting events, concerts, festivals and much more. Helena Oliviero takes a look at stunning developments related to the coronavirus this past week.
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THURSDAY’S TOP STORIES
- Retailers acknowledge the sudden rush emptied some stores of paper and cleaning products, but insist the scarcity is only on the shelves — not farther up the supply chain in company warehouses or among thousands of suppliers. Companies just need some time to catch up. Andy Peters, Michael E. Kanell and Matt Kempner fill you in.
- Two more planeloads of passengers from the cruise ship hit by the coronavirus have arrived at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta
- Delta Air Lines is cutting flights 40% and parking 300 planes in response to the coronavirus pandemic
