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Laredo officials force residents to cover faces outside their homes
Read full article: Laredo officials force residents to cover faces outside their homesStarting April 2, Laredo residents will have to cover their mouth and nose when entering any building that is not their home, according to the Laredo Morning Times. This includes offices, public transit and outdoor gas stations, per a Laredo City Council vote. To read the full-story, go to the Texas Tribune by clicking here. COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new virus, stands for coronavirus disease 2019. The disease first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, but spread around the world in early 2020, causing the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic in March.
Amazon warehouses are getting hit with coronavirus cases
Read full article: Amazon warehouses are getting hit with coronavirus casesCNN – Amazon warehouses are facing a growing tide of coronavirus cases with at least 11 facilities hit so far, according to Amazon and local media reports. One person who works in Amazon's Staten Island, New York, fulfillment center tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the online retail giant told CNN Business late Tuesday. It comes a week after the first reported case at any US Amazon facility, in Queens, NY. A CNN Business review of Amazon's website Wednesday morning showed delivery dates in mid-April for Amazon's white-label toilet paper. An Amazon spokesperson told CNN Business, "We communicated to the employees verbally in socially distanced small group meetings."
Couple that vacationed at South Padre Island tests positive for COVID-19
Read full article: Couple that vacationed at South Padre Island tests positive for COVID-19A couple from Michigan who recently spent a few months vacationing in South Padre Island has tested positive for COVID-19 in their home state, according to a press release. A notice on the Cameron County website said the couple spent a few months on the island, and traveled from there to Idaho in February and early March for a wedding, where they were in contact with someone there who later tested positive. After returning to South Padre for a few days after the wedding, they traveled back to Michigan “on or about March 11” and were diagnosed in their home state, where they currently are being monitored. “Fortunately, based on the information we have received thus far, the two individuals to proactive measures and home isolated themselves after their return trip from Idaho until they left for South Padre Island.”COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new virus, stands for coronavirus disease 2019. The disease first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, but spread around the world in early 2020, causing the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic in March.
VP Pence, Coronavirus Task Force to provide update on COVID-19
Read full article: VP Pence, Coronavirus Task Force to provide update on COVID-19WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence and the Coronavirus Task Force will provide an update Monday on COVID-19 from the White House. The press conference has been pushed back, and is now scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.KSAT.com will livestream the event. COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new virus, stands for coronavirus disease 2019. The disease first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, but spread around the world in early 2020, causing the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic in March. Abbott declares statewide emergency over coronavirus pandemic· What we know: San Antonio tourism hotspots impacted by the coronavirus