Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to issue a statewide 'shelter-in-place' order, joining California in requiring residents across the state to stay home except for essential trips.
by the World Health Organization , is closely related to SARS and MERS. The majority of cases are no longer in China, and the disease has been diagnosed in more than 100 other countries, including the United States. We'll provide the latest updates on cases, deaths, travel restrictions, and more here.President Donald Trump says he doesn't see a need yet for a national"lockdown" to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services, says there's been tremendous progress on testing for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. He says tens of thousands of tests are being done every day. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order, expected to be finalized Friday afternoon, will require all Illinois residents to remain at home except to go the grocery story, get case, take walks and go to the drug store. There are at least 400 cases of coronavirus and four deaths in Illinois.
Newsom projected that up to 56% of California's residents, or about 25.5 million people, could be infected with COVID-19 in the next 8 weeks if strong measures are not taken. “Many countries are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks and implementing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines, closing borders and prohibiting non-citizens from entry with little advance notice,” the agency says.
Stephen Hahn, MD, the FDA commissioner, says potential COVID-19 treatments will be checked in large clinical trials. Hahn says the FDA will also look into making some potential medications available through"compassionate use" rules, which let some sick people use drugs outside a clinical trial. that more than 99% of those who have died from the coronavirus there had other medical problems. However, the study only looked at the backgrounds of 18% of the nearly 3,000 people who have died, which means of the estimated 536 cases investigated, 531 had a pre-existing condition.
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was sending two Navy hospital shifts to major cities in need of medical help. One, the USNS Comfort will head to New York and the USNS Mercy, now docked in San Diego, will sail for a west coast city to be determined. Both require work before being placed into service.In an effort to boost testing efforts across the country, Trump also said he is asking the FDA to speed up potential approval of a home test for coronavirus.
The coronavirus' impact on American life continues to grow. More retail stores started closing their doors, the Kentucky Derby was moved to the fall, and New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio said he was considering a “shelter in place” order for the city. More states enacted measure to close bars and restaurants, and Ohio cancelled its presidential primary. Actor Idris Elba and Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant joined the ranks of people testing positive for the virus.
Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced efforts it said will bring coronavirus testing into a new phase this week. Vice President Mike Pence said at a Sunday news briefing that more than 1.9 million tests will become available and more than 2,000 labs are ready to process them quickly.
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