A dog has tested positive for COVID-19 in Hong Kong, the WHO confirmed: 'The dog is doing well we understand, he doesn't have symptoms... in terms of what this means for transmission, we don't believe this is a major driver of transmission.'
Here's the latest on the developing situation. All times are Eastern. Please refresh this page for updates.Starbucks announced it isin its stores as part of precautionary steps in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
The vast majority of cases were reported in the city of Daegu, where a secretive religious sect has been linked to many of the infections. A plane sits on the tarmac at an airport in Columbia, South Carolina, on March 1, 2020. As concerns grow about the spread of the novel coronavirus, many travelers are altering their plans which has affected companies in the travel industry."The turn of events as a result of COVID-19 is almost without precedent," Alexandre de Juniac, director-general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association, said in a statement.
People walk out of an Amazon Go store in Seattle on March 4, 2020. An Amazon spokesperson said an employee who worked in a building on the company's campus in Seattle had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.The giant online retailer revealed earlier this week that one of its Seattle-based employees has contracted the virus.School closures in over a dozen countries due to the coronavirus outbreak have disrupted the education of at least 290.
As of Wednesday, 22 nations on three different continents have announced or implemented school closures to prevent or contain the virus, including 13 countries that have shut schools nationwide. A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the novel coronavirus at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley, New Jersey, on Feb. 28, 2020. The facility develops novel therapies for some of the worlds most difficult diseases.
The man is currently isolated in a hospital and is in stable condition, according to Jacquelyn Johnson-Minter, director of Fort Bend County Health and Human Services.
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