pandemic

Cluster of coronavirus cases is tied to US biotech meeting

March 13, 2020 Philip Marcelo and Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

BOSTON — A biotech meeting at a hotel in downtown Boston appears to be the source of a cluster of the coronavirus in the U.S. — and a warning for employers who are still holding […]

Most coronavirus patients recover, still anxiety, fear loom

March 12, 2020 Carla K. Johnson and Victoria Milko, Associated Press

SEATTLE — Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus spreading around the globe. The disease […]

Travel bans, market chaos: Dizzying reaction to virus spread

March 12, 2020 Lori Hinnant and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

ROME — Sweeping travel bans accelerated around the globe Thursday, walling regions apart, keeping people inside their homes, and slowing the engines of commerce to try to slow the unfolding coronavirus pandemic. In the U.S., […]

Additional cases of coronavirus identified in Forsyth, Johnston counties

March 12, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper, in a Thursday morning coronavirus update, confirmed that North Carolina now has 12 cases. Subsequently, officials with the Forsyth County Health Department confirmed that two of the cases were in […]

North Carolina announces more coronavirus cases

March 12, 2020 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper, in a Thursday morning coronavirus update, confirmed that North Carolina now has 12 cases. Officials did not indicate where the newest cases have emerged, but as of Wednesday, Wake County […]

North Carolina governor declares emergency to combat virus

March 10, 2020 Gary Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state emergency Tuesday due to the coronavirus and his administration urged people over age 65 and medically fragile residents to avoid large gatherings. Cooper’s declaration gives […]

Five more cases of coronavirus identifed in N.C.

March 9, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Five more people in Wake County have tested presumptively positive today for coronavirus (COVID-19). According to a press release from NC DHHS. All five traveled to Boston in late February to attend a […]

Second case of coronavirus identified in North Carolina

March 6, 2020 North State Journal Staff

Today, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announce a second North Carolina person, unrelated to the first case, has tested positive for coronavirus. According to DHHS, the test, conducted by the North Carolina […]

Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing

March 5, 2020 Olga Rodriguez and Adam Geller, Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with about 3,500 people aboard to hold off the California coast Thursday until passengers and crew could be tested, after […]