What Is Social Distancing?

There were other early warnings: Padgett, the innovation chief, says that in January—after he'd communicated with a manufacturer in Wuhan, the origin of the pandemic, about making batteries for the digital badge system—the leadership, including Arnold Donald, all knew about the scale of the coronavirus outbreak.

Documents from the UK's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) suggest that policies to limit the spread of coronavirus would need to be in place for at least most of a year” in order to prevent healthcare services from becoming overwhelmed.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on CNN that coronavirus infections and deaths in New York and elsewhere have not begun decreasing "within the time frame that was originally estimated." Fauci said he showed Trump the data and the president quickly agreed with the recommendation to extend the guidelines through the end of April.

BERLIN — Health officials in Berlin are calling on the chronically ill and people with symptoms of strokes or heart attacks not to avoid seeking necessary medical treatment during the coronavirus crisis. About 8.5 percent of people tested have been positive for COVID-19, according to the health district.

There have now been 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Galveston County. Cinemark Theaters nationwide, including those in Texas City and Webster, CGTN America will close to help slow the spread of coronavirus, officials said. Nearly half the global workforce - more than 1.6 billion people - could lose their livelihoods due to coronavirus restrictions and lockdowns, according to a UN International Labour Organization report.

Around lunchtime on March 5, the ship's captain, John Smith, announced a quarantine over the ship's public address system. Today China's president Xi Jinping pledged $2 billion to the WHO over two years to help fight coronavirus. Update 3:32 a.m. EDT March 23: A California inmate has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, signaling the first COVID-19 patient within the state's prison system.

Amy Klobuchar announced on Twitter that her husband, John Bessler, tested positive for coronavirus. 3:25 p.m. - As of publication, Washington state currently has 983 confirmed Covid-19-related deaths. Officials have imposed mandatory quarantines in the U.S. for people on cruise ships and those traveling from Hubei province, China.