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Coronavirus roundup: Chinese quarantine hotel collapses
2020-03-08
  • [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Around 70 people were trapped after hotel in China's Fujian province collapsed

  • Xinjia Hotel in Quanzhou city collapsed around 7:30pm (11:30 GMT) on Saturday

  • Around 23 people had been rescued by 9pm, according to local government

  • No reason for the collapse was given and rescue efforts are said to be ongoing


Cuomo declares state of emergency in New York as state coronavirus cases soar to 76
[NYPOST] Gov. Andrew Sonny Cuomo declared a state of emergency Saturday to deal with the worsening coronavirus crisis, as the number of cases jumped to 11 in the Big Apple ‐ including a Queens cab driver ‐ and 76 across New York.Saturday’s numbers more than doubled the cases in the city, which stood at five on Friday, the governor said at a noon presser. There were 21 new cases outside the city, from 44 the day before, he said.

"We are testing aggressively, said Cuomo. "The more positives you find, the better."

Identifying people who have the virus is good, because they can be isolated and they won’t continue to infect people, the governor said.

He couldn’t say how many tests are being conducted, but said thousands have results still outstanding.
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Washington state coronavirus cases top 100, including 16 deaths
[Q13FOX] The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Washington state topped 100 on Saturday, including 16 deaths.

The Washington State Department of Health announced more than 20 new cases Saturday, saying a total of 102 people in the state have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. That figure did not include the first case in Kittitas County, which was also reported Saturday.

King County has now confirmed 71 cases, including 15 deaths, in what remains the nation's worst outbreak.

The two most recent deaths occurred on Friday, King County health officials said. One was a woman in her 70s, the other was a woman in her 80s.
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Santa Clara County reports 8 new coronavirus cases
[KRON4] SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — Santa Clara County has confirmed eight new cases of coronavirus. This brings the total number of cases in the county to 32. The cases are currently under investigation. On Friday, four additional cases were reported.
  • Case #21 – adult male, isolated at home. Household contact of a previously confirmed case in Santa Clara County.
  • Case #22 – adult female, currently hospitalized. This case is under investigation.
  • Case #23 – adult male, currently hospitalized. Recently traveled from India.
  • Case #24 – adult male, isolated at home. Exposure details are under investigation.
There’s currently no further information on the cases confirmed Saturday.

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported on Jan. 31.

CPAC 2020 Attendee Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Has Been Quarantined.
Posted by:Fred

#12  It only takes 1 infected near the top to infect all when greetings are kiss to cheek X2.

Either that or Iran ran out of violet leaf oil.
Posted by: The peanut gallery   2020-03-08 13:07  

#11  Makes me wonder if Iran is actually suffering through the rare 9mm to the head corona virus.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2020-03-08 09:25  

#10  Number of people who die in Chicago or Baltimore this weekend due to blunt force trauma or lead poisoning?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-03-08 08:31  

#9  Maybe Ahura Mazda has his fill of these servants of Ahriman abusing his people and worked a deal with Jade Emperor.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-08 07:49  

#8  If it is no big deal why does anyone need all the extra protectipn? Why is cash now tainted? Why are postal service employees who deliver wearing protection? Why does Amazon sell its own brand name hand sanitizer? Why can't them people.just stay on the crisis shop and go on vakay? Why is everyone exposing their countries? Why is the government of the united states who sold part of the tech to China under Obama not protecting their country still that has allowed this to happen? No big deal carry on look the other way ? Looks like everyone is going to get what is coming for them after all!
Posted by: Thrusoper Tingle6679   2020-03-08 07:48  

#7  Probably a simple explanation along the lines of stupidity + proximity + poor hygiene and unsafe practices involving hands and mouths
Posted by: Lex   2020-03-08 07:44  

#6  File under "Karma - she a b*tch"

File under something strange is going on - usually the top of the pyramid are much better protected from things like this than the hoi polloi.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-08 07:38  

#5  Bongino has a report that two more Iranian Gov't officials died - including the head of the Basenji's .

File under "Karma - she a b*tch"
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-03-08 07:33  

#4  London Times: Coronavirus will Kill All the Old Climate Skeptics
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-03-08 03:11  

#3  Florida reports 2 dead from coronavirus, first known fatalities on East Coast
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-08 01:56  

#2  'I'm not urging calm': New York Governor Cuomo declares state of emergency as coronavirus cases rise to 89 after infected Uber driver walked into a Queens hospital and potentially infected 40 doctors and nurses
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-08 01:42  

#1  US coronavirus cases hit more than 400: Frightening photo of an infected Nebraska woman, 36, being taken to a bio-containment unit is released as the outbreak grows and death toll rises to 19
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-03-08 01:34  

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