Mecca—the home of the world's largest religious pilgrimage—is seen emptied out as Saudi Arabia has banned citizens and residents from performing the pilgrimage amid coronavirus concerns.
Here's the latest on the developing situation. All times are Eastern. Please refresh this page for updates.A U.S. Army lab in Maryland is working on developing a vaccine for novel coronavirus, senior Army medical officials told reporters.
At the same press conference, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tried to quell fears about novel coronavirus. The patient is in isolation at Rush University Medical Center and in stable condition, according to Pritzker. He had recently traveled to Italy.The positive cases of novel coronavirus in Washington state rose from 39 to 70 in the last 24 hours, according to the state's Department of Health.King County has the most positive cases and deaths in the state at 51 and nine, respectively. Snohomish County has reported 18 positive cases and 1 death.
"Our scientists and advisers are making preparations for the 'delay' phase, so what they're looking at in the next few days is ... what kind of measures might be necessary to retard the spread of the disease," Johnson said."As soon as they've decided that the moment is right ... we'll be absolutely clear with the public about what needs to be done.
The newest cases bring the state's total count to 22, he said. Eight of the new cases are in Westchester County, two in New York City , and one on Long Island in Nassau County, according to Cuomo. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Thomas McCaffery could not say where the suspected cases were located, only that they included domestic and overseas cases.This file photo taken on Dec. 26, 2011, shows the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C.Meanwhile, there are six U.S. military individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. All six are in South Korea. Only one is an active-duty U.S. service member while the others are his wife and child, the widow of a U.S.
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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