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Health care workers transfer a patient to an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Wash., the long-term care facility where the two people who had posthumous diagnoses of COVID-19 were residents.

9 Coronavirus Deaths Now Reported In Washington State

5:27pm March 03, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Two people who died on Feb. 26 were found to have had the coronavirus. They were residents of Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., which is considered to be the site of an outbreak.

The city of San Antonio had declared an emergency to block the release of more than 120 people, after a person who was released was later found to be infected with the virus.

Coronavirus: San Antonio Says Evacuees To Leave Quarantine After CDC Changes Protocol

4:44pm March 03, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a woman from quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base over the weekend; she was later found to be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

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The Latest On Coronavirus In The United States

4:43pm March 03, 2020

by Richard Harris

Health officials spoke before Congress on Tuesday about the spread and containment of COVID-19 in the United States. Nine people have now died from coronavirus in the U.S., all in the Seattle area.

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Person In North Carolina Tests Positive For Coronavirus

3:58pm March 03, 2020

by Associated Press, Gary D. Robertson

The government lockdown orders in Wuhan, China, have emptied the city's streets.

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Personal Essay: Coronavirus Lockdown Is A 'Living Hell'

12:27pm March 03, 2020

by A Resident Of Wuhan

A young person in the city where the novel coronavirus was first discovered reflects on how the government's response has forever changed her.

News Brief: Super Tuesday, Coronavirus, Israel Elections

9:06am March 03, 2020

On Super Tuesday, the field of Democratic presidential candidates narrows. The CDC confirms coronavirus cases in 12 states. And in Israel's election, votes are still being counted.

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CDC Criticized For Its Slow Release Of Coronavirus Testing Kits

7:06am March 03, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Irwin Redlener of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University about the controversy surrounding the CDC's release of coronavirus testing kits.

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Kenya Criticized For Letting China Flights Land Amid Coronavirus Scare

6:36am March 03, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

African nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.

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Empty shelves for N95 masks are seen at a Home Depot store in Alhambra, California on February 4, 2020.

Are High Mask Prices The Problem Or The Solution?

6:30am March 03, 2020

by Greg Rosalsky

As fears of coronavirus spread, so does price gouging for masks, which are in limited supply.

A woman in California wears a medical mask during a political campaign rally.

Coronavirus: 6 Deaths In U.S.; Cases Reported In Florida, New York and Georgia

10:27pm March 02, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"We now know that the virus is actively spreading in some communities here in Washington," a state official said, after four more people in the Seattle area died after contracting COVID-19.

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