NEW: New York Gov. Cuomo announces St. Patrick's Day Parade and Celebration Committee has agreed to postpone annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Manhattan.
Italy has recorded 12,462 cases of COVID-19 and 827 deaths as of Wednesday afternoon.5:40 p.m. 4 more deaths in Washington state
The events still are scheduled to take place but with"only essential personnel and limited family attendance" to prevent spreading the virus, according to an NCAA statement.The Golden State Warriors and San Francisco Giants have canceled, postponed or ordered games played without fans in attendance to adhere to recommendations from health and government officials for avoiding large gatherings.Italy has now recorded 12,462 cases of COVID-19 and 827 deaths.
A worker wearing protective clothes disinfects an interior of a public bus in a bus-wash station at Transport Company of Bratislava city as part of precautionary measures against the spread of the new coronavirus COVID-19 in Bratislava, Slovakia, March 11, 2020.The U.S. death toll from coronavirus has risen to 32 after a patient who'd recently been traveling overseas died in Los Angeles County.
Medical staff spray disinfectant as a preventive measure against the coronavirus inside the Qadia camp for Yazidi sect, on the outskirts of Dohuk province, Iraq, March 11, 2020.The Golden State Warriors will play in an empty Chase Center following an announcement by San Francisco Mayor London Breed banning gatherings of more than 1,000 people.The San Francisco Giants also canceled an exhibition game against the Oakland A's scheduled for March 24 at Oracle Park.
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 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. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar appears on "Good Morning America, March 11, 2020.
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