Coronavirus news, updates and information for 03 13 2020 COVID 19 AM Alert Made by Headliner

This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info… Just the facts… for Saturday March 14th, 2020.President Trump has declared a national emergency.This allows up to 50 billion in funds for disaster relief. FEMA will coordinate disaster response and aid state and local governments. The House passed the “Family’s First:Coronavirus Response Act” in the early hours of Saturday morning. According to speaker Pelosi, the bill will provide"free coronavirus testing for everyone who needs a test, including the uninsured." As well as"paid emergency leave with two weeks of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave." The Senate will vote on the bill next week. West Virginia is the only state without a confirmed case of the virus, as total cases rise to 2,195 with 49 fatalities. 46,000 schools across the U.S. have closed, effecting nearly 21 million students.

The World Health Organization is urging countries to act quickly and aggressively test to fight the virus. CNN reports that Iran’s armed forces will begin clearing public spaces. With only essential business’ remaining open. Italy has suspended all civilian flight operations. The Louvre in Paris has closed. Spain’s Prime Minister declared a 15 day state of emergency. As that country reported a 1500 case increase on Saturday. Bringing total cases in Spain to 5,753 according to The Washington Post. The Post also notes that Guatemala will ban citizens of the U.S., Canada and several European and Asian countries from entering. In an effort to contain the virus, as they report their first case of COVID-19.Global case total: 147, 838.

The locations of U.S. and country diagnoses in a moment.

There have been 2,195 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 49 states and the District of Columbia.Known active locations, with 10 or more cases, are as follows: Washington 510, New York 421, California 314, Massachusetts 123, Colorado 77, Florida 71, New Jersey and Texas 51, Illinois 46, Georgia and Pennsylvania 42, Louisiana 36, Virginia 30, Oregon 29, Nebraska 28, Tennessee 26, Michigan 25, Nevada 19, Maryland 18, Iowa and North Carolina 17, Minnesota and Rhode Island 14, Ohio and South Carolina 13, Connecticut and Indiana 12, Kentucky 11, District of Columbia and New Mexico 10

Global cases outside of China with 20 or more cases: Italy 17,660, Iran 12,729, Republic of Korea 8,086, Spain 5,753, Germany 3,758, France 3,667, Switzerland 1,359, Norway 996, Sweden 867, Denmark 836, Netherlands 804, United Kingdom 801, Japan 725, Belgium 689, Austria 602, Qatar 337, Australia 250, Bahrain and Finland 210, Singapore 200, Canada 198, Malaysia 197, Greece 190, Israel 164, Brazil 151, Czech Republic 150, Slovenia 141, Iceland 134, Portugal 112, Estonia 109, Iraq 101, Kuwait 100, Philippines 98, Romania 97, Indonesia 96, Egypt and Lebanon 93, Ireland 90, India 87, Saudi Arabia 86, United Arab Emirates 85, Poland 84, Thailand 82, San Marino 80, Vietnam 53, Russian Federation 47, Chile 43, Serbia 41, Albania, Luxembourg, Peru 38, Algeria, Brunei, Croatia 37, Panama 36, Slovakia 32, Argentina, Bulgaria 31, Georgia 30,Pakistan 28, Belarus 27, Costa Rica and Latvia 26, Hungary 25, South Africa 24, Cyprus 21. First cases of COVID-19 reported in Cuba, Guatemala, Guyana, Jersey, Réunion, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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