CORONAVIRUS LATEST: — WHO calls outbreak a 'pandemic.' — Conditions worsen in Italy. — U.S. vulnerable to shortages if 'major outbreak' occurs, Dr. Anthony Fauci says. — Starbucks offers two-week 'catastrophe pay' to employees.
Here's the latest on the developing situation. All times Eastern. Please refresh this page for updates.Another death due to coronavirus has been confirmed in Washington state, according to health officials.CDC director Robert Redfield testified at a House Oversight hearing Wednesday morning that the U.S. death toll had reached 31.
White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien blamed China for the wide spread of the novel coronavirus, saying the country's leaders"covered up" the initial outbreak. The employee works on the 29th floor of Freedom Tower in Downtown Manhattan and was last in the office on Friday, according a company-wide memo.The 29th floor of the building has been closed, and any employees based out of Freedom Tower are being asked to work from home through the end of the month.
The annual green dyeing of the Chicago River has also been canceled. The events were scheduled to take place Saturday German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference on the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Berlin, Germany, March 11, 2020. In this file photo taken on March 2, 2020, a health alert for people traveling to China is shown at a TSA security checkpoint at the Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado.
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