National Guard deployed to New York suburb
National Guard deployed to New York suburb
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new plan to contain an outbreak north of New York City that he called 'probably the largest cluster in the United States'
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Schools and facilities will close for 2 weeks in this 1-mile containment area in a New York City suburb
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a containment area will be set up in the city of New Rochelle as Westchester County works to stop the spread of coronavirus. Schools and facilities within will be closed for two weeks, and the National Guard will deploy to this area to help support the community.
Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zuckersaid the area is a circle with a radius of about one mile.
Starting on Thursday, facilities and schools within the area will be closed for two weeks.
The National Guard will help deliver food to homes and clean public spaces in the containment area, Cuomo said, describing the plan as a "dramatic action."
This will go on through March 25.
“We’ll go in, we’ll clean the schools and assess the situation," Cuomo said. “This will be a period of disruption for the community.”
Cuomo described it as a “matter of life and death.”
New York is also setting up a satellite testing facility, partnering with Northwell Health, in New Rochelle, which is in Westchester County.
New Rochelle is “a particular problem,” Cuomo said, adding that “the numbers have been going up, the numbers continue to go up, the numbers are going up unabated.”
Cuomo stressed the shutting facilities in the area is a "dramatic action" that applies to “large congregate facilities for gatherings,” including schools and temples, but not "everything."
28 min ago
Greece closes all schools and universities for 2 weeks
From CNN’s Chris Liakos in Greece
Greece will close all schools and universities across the country for the next 14 days because of coronavirus fears, the Greek health minister announced.
The closure impacts all day care centers and education establishments beginning Thursday, Vassilis Kikilias said.
The country's Health Ministry has confirmed five more cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in Greece to 89.
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US public health labs have run 4,856 coronavirus tests, CDC says
From CNN's Amanda Watts
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield said 4,856 novel coronavirus tests have been run in public health labs across the United States.
Redfield said that number, which was last updated on Monday, does not include clinical labs or private labs.
While speaking at a House Appropriations hearing for the 2021 CDC budget, Redfield said the CDC is working on a new reporting system to track tests which should be available soon.
“We've got a new reporting system that has CDC, public health labs. We're going to get direct dumps from LabCorp and Quest so people are going to see all the tests done, where they are done. We will have a surveillance system that does that,” Redfield said.
Earlier Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the department does not know how many Americans have been tested for coronavirus.
48 min ago
There are more than 170 coronavirus cases across New York
There are 173 confirmed coronavirus cases in New York State, up 31 from yesterday, according to the New York Governor.
This includes an additional 17 cases in New York City, bringing the city’s total to 36.
Westchester County has 108 cases and continues to be the county with the most confirmed cases.
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