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Manatee County officials declared a local state of emergency in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The declaration allows for emergency powers and federal reimbursement of.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s governor declared a state of emergency on Monday to free up resources and relax restrictions to help the state battle COVID-19.Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that there were 18 Florida residents and one non-resident diagnosed with coronavirus. Of those, five were diagnosed elsewhere and would not return to the state until they are free of the disease. Later in the evening, the Florida Department of Health announced a, who has a recent history of travel, had tested positive for COVID-19.Click the play button above to watch the governor’s news conference.Over the weekend, Flordia announced two people who tested positive for coronavirus died in Florida - the first deaths on the East Coast. Helen Aguirre Ferre, a spokeswoman for DeSantis, confirmed the deaths in Santa Rosa, in the Panhandle, and Lee County, in the Southwest Coast, were of people in their 70s and had traveled overseas.DeSantis said Monday there is no indication yet of community spread within the state.As of Monday night, the said the state is awaiting the results of 115 tests and currently monitoring 302 people. DeSantis said 140 tests came back negative.

Florida residents diagnosed in the state. Wandersong review. Of the three people tested positive in Broward County so far, two of those discovered that two of those worked at Port Everglades.

In addition, two crew members of a ship docking in there were considered high risk but were not showing symptoms. There is do not disembark order on the ship while those two are tested.Health officials across the country were quickly trying to contain the spread of the virus.

In Florida, worries rose over how panic could play out in a state that is a destination for millions of visitors from overseas. Already, there is concern about how the virus could affect amusement parks such as Disney World in Orlando, one of the country’s most visited attractions. Cruise lines are also already being impacted.In particular, the Health Department is suggesting that anyone who traveled last month on cruise ships on the Nile River in Egypt self-isolate because some passengers have tested positive with the novel strain of coronavirus.The governor’s schedule Monday was dominated by COVID-19. The governor spoke again with Vice President Mike Pence, who President Trump has appointed to lead the national effort against the disease.THE LATEST: Scare at CapitolThe Florida House suspended its session Monday and five Republican members are being tested for COVID-19 after an attendee of two Washington D.C. Conferences the lawmakers attended tested positive for the virus. Jacksonville.The House chamber was emptied Monday afternoon while the desks of the members were disinfected.

House communications director Fred Piccolo said the risk of them testing positive is low.“Members have chosen to self-isolate out of an abundance of caution. They are feeling fine; they have no symptoms,' Piccolo said. “They haven’t exhibited symptoms for 10 days and we feel like they’re just doing this out of an abundance of caution. They should be just fine.”Rep. Cord Byrd, said state health officials said they did not need to be tested or quarantined.Lawmakers were allowed to return to the chamber within an hour.House and Senate leaders announced Saturday they have agreed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s request for $25 million to help the state combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19.DeSantis said he expects Florida to receive at least $27 million from the federal government, along with an extra $500,000 from the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services to immediately cover costs like lab equipment and staffing.On Monday, Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva acknowledged the threat from a new virus to the Florida economy, as he opened what could be the final week of this year’s legislative session.“We may be facing a very real challenge here. The coronavirus, while it had a rather minute effect on us, the panic surrounding it has had a real effect,” he told his chamber Monday morning. Shopping limitsMeanwhile, Florida’s largest grocery chain, including hand sanitizers, rubbing alcohol, face masks and other products.A Publix spokeswoman, Maria Brous, said the decision was “due to the increase in demand over health concerns from the coronavirus.”The chain has more than 800 stores in Florida and more than 400 elsewhere from Alabama to Virginia.

Take precautionsFlorida health officials say anyone who has a fever, shortness of breath and other symptoms of respiratory illness within 14 days of traveling to some of the most affected areas, such as China, Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan, should inform their doctor and local health department. The same advisory applies to people who have been in close contact with anyone who recently traveled to severely impacted countries who show symptoms.People who are asked to self-quarantine should remain home. Health officials say they should not go to work or school or at any other gatherings until 14 days after returning from foreign travel. If any symptoms develop, they should alert a doctor and health officials.Copyright 2020 WJXT and The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte announced Monday that the containment measures introduced Sunday for the Lombardy region in the country's north would be applied to the whole nation. More than 9,000 people have been confirmed to have the virus in Italy so far while Germany and Spain also saw spikes in the number of cases Monday.The number of confirmed U.S. Cases of coronavirus has risen to more than 650 on Monday, including 26 deaths. Here's about the coronavirus.

MAPS: Where cases have been confirmed in the. Ron DeSantis speaks about the COVID-19 virus during a news conference at the Florida Department of Health, in Miami on March 2, 2020. Brynn Anderson / AP fileFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday declared a state of emergency as the nation's leaders attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus.'

I have issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency to establish a unified command structure and direct funds as necessary in response to #COVID19,' DeSantis.As of Monday night 13 people have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness associated with coronavirus, and two have died in the state of Florida. 44d ago / 11:46 PM UTC MLB, MLS, NHL and NBA announce new rules on locker room access amid coronavirusFour professional U.S. Sports leagues on Monday announced new rules on access to locker rooms and clubhouses amid the spread of coronavirus.Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League made the announcement.'

After consultation with infectious disease and public health experts, and given the issues that can be associated with close contact in pre- and post-game settings, all team locker rooms and clubhouses will be open only to players and essential employees of teams and team facilities until further notice,” the statement said. “Media access will be maintained in designated locations outside of the locker room and clubhouse setting.”The changes are effective beginning Tuesday. The National Football League, whose regular season does not officially begin for several months, was not in the joint statement.

44d ago / 11:50 PM UTC Iowa governor declares disaster as total confirmed coronavirus cases reach 8A declaration of disaster has been issued in Iowa Monday as the state reports five additional people have tested positive for coronavirus.Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the order in an effort to expand resources in an effort to contain COVID-19, the disease associated with coronavirus, as the total number of presumptive positive cases in the state climbed to eight.Four of the new confirmed cases were passengers over the age of 60 who were on the same Egyptian cruise as the state's previous three patients, according to a press release from the Iowa Department of Public Health.The fifth case involved a 'middle-aged' adult who had recently traveled to California, where positive for coronavirus and two have died.

Migrants wait with their children in the buffer zone at the Turkey-Greece border near the Pazarkule crossing gate in Edirne on March 5, 2020. Bulent Kilic / AFP - Getty Images fileWASHINGTON — Turkey's ambassador to the United States, Serdar Kilic, says the European Union must do more to help his country absorb an influx of refugees from the war in neighboring Syria, after Ankara said it would not stop refugees from leaving Turkey.Kilic also said his country had taken steps to bolster security on with to counter the threat of the coronavirus but that trying to prevent the spread of the virus in refugee camps in Syria would be a 'mission impossible.' 'We have reached the limits of our capabilities' to accept refugees, Kilic told reporters. 44d ago / 10:29 PM UTC Boston cancels annual St. Patrick’s Day paradeBoston Mayor Marty Walsh announced on Monday afternoon the city would not hold its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, which was set to take place in the city’s South Boston neighborhood March 15.In a statement, Walsh said the event was being cancelled “out of an abundance of caution to ensure that we are doing what is needed to keep the residents of Boston safe and healthy.”There were 41 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Massachusetts as of Monday evening.The first St.

Patrick’s Day parade in Boston was held in 1737. 45d ago / 9:25 PM UTC As cases increase, hospitals have shared goal: Prevent the spread within their wallsAt the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, patients who are worried that they may have the coronavirus no longer enter the hospital itself. Instead, they are treated just outside in big tents, where physicians donning protective gear test them and a special air filter whisks germs away.The two 20-foot-wide tents were put up on Saturday as a way to limit the exposure between individuals suspected of having the coronavirus and patients in other areas of the hospital. Three more coronavirus-related deaths have been reported from, where several residents and those affiliated with the establishment have fallen ill.At least two of the three Life Care Center residents who died were part of 33 newly confirmed positives reported by Seattle and King County Public Health Monday. The third, a woman in her 70s, was part of a group of people who tested positive Wednesday.Of the 20 coronavirus-related deaths in King County, 19 have come from the Life Care Center. The nursing home has been considered a miniature epicenter for spread of COVID-19, the illness associated with coronavirus.King County has 116 confirmed coronavirus cases as of Monday afternoon.

45d ago / 8:57 PM UTC CVS to waive fees for prescription deliveryCVS Health has temporarily stopped charging patients to have prescriptions delivered directly to their homes.The move comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has strongly discouraged those at high risk for complications of the coronavirus — such as people over age 80 and those with underlying health conditions — from going out into the public unnecessarily.The CDC has suggested those at highest risk of becoming ill secure a two-week supply of needed medications, as well as basic groceries and household items.