California, Oregon confirm 2 more coronavirus diagnoses from community spread.
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The case, which was diagnosed through one of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's testing kits, was found in an individual who works as a school employee in Clackamas County, who"may have exposed students and staff there," according to the Washington County Department of Health and Human Services. The sample will be sent to CDC's Atlanta headquarters for confirmation.
Health officials said the case was diagnosed in an"older adult woman" with chronic health conditions, and said she had no known exposure through travel or contact with someone else who is infected, raising the possibility the case is a"community transmission." "About a day and a half ago the president asked me to lead the White House effort on coronavirus and I can assure you that we are going to work very closely with Florida and states across this country," Pence said.Pence said he's spoken to a number of governors in recent days and he learned in the task force meeting Thursday that the country has"screened 47,000 people at airports through the airports the country.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in Washington, to attend a campaign rally in North Charleston, S.C. President Trump spoke to reporters as he left the White House on the way to a campaign rally in South Carolina, commenting on the bad week for stocks and whether he thought this was an economic crisis or a public health crisis.
"We haven't lost anybody yet, and hopefully we can keep that intact," Trump said."There have been no deaths in the United States, at all. A lot of that’s attributable to the fact that we closed the border very early. Otherwise, it could be a different story."plummeted more than 350 points In the case of an outbreak, epidemic or pandemic,"there is a whole continuum of mitigation steps that one could do,” Azar told reporters."Under certain circumstances that it might make sense to close a school or schools. Every option needs to be on the table."
After Solano County health officials initially confirmed a new case of COVID-19 Friday in a person who was under quarantine at Travis Air Force Base, new information clarified the case was someone transferred from the Diamond Princess. Jayleen Richards, the county's public health administrator, had earlier told ABC News that the individual was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and then immediately transferred to a separate health care facility.
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