Italy eyes plan to close all schools for 2 weeks

Italian media say the Italian government has ordered schools nationwide to close for the next two weeks to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

San Antonio: CDC planned to drop cruise passengers at mall

The city filed a lawsuit Monday to halt the plan after a woman was mistakenly released from quarantine at a health care facility over the weekend despite testing positive.

Quarantined ship passengers to be released in San Antonio

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said only passengers who were symptom-free for the entire 14-day quarantine period would be released.

Trump donating part of 2019 salary to coronavirus fight

President Trump will donate part of his 2019 salary to fighting coronavirus, a novel illness that has killed at least seven Americans.

5 Dallas officers return to work after coronavirus scare

Five Dallas police officers are back at work Tuesday after arresting a man who claimed to have the coronavirus. It appears to be a scare over nothing.

Facebook drops out of SXSW due to coronavirus concerns

Facebook is the second company in the last two days to drop out of the annual conference due to the coronavirus.

DPD: Five Dallas officers potentially exposed to coronavirus on Sunday

Police sources told FOX4 the person who was arrested claimed he had coronavirus, so officers had to take him to be screened, even though the man was not showing symptoms.

North Texas schools bring students home early, cancel future study abroad trips due to coronavirus

Bishop Dunne High School, Ursuline Academy, the University of Dallas and Southern Methodist University were some of the schools who said they had to make tough choices to protect the safety and health of students and staff.

Manhattan woman is first coronavirus case in New York

A 39-year-old healthcare worker who had traveled to Iran and is the first coronavirus case in New York City is recovering at her home in Manhattan, said NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday.

San Antonio mayor issues declaration of public health emergency over coronavirus

Mayor Ron Nirenberg issued the declaration Monday, March 2 after a person who initially tested negative for the virus was released on February 29 and later tested positive for COVID-19.

US COVID-19 death toll climbs to 6 in Washington

Washington state health officials announced 3 new virus deaths, bringing the death toll to 5 in the state and U.S.

Cruise ship coronavirus evacuees leave Travis Air Force Base

Of the cruise passengers, several dozen people had tested positive for the coronavirus, and they are being cared for at Bay Area hospitals, Fox reported.

Dallas County health director discusses coronavirus facts and fiction
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Some people are stocking up on food, water, masks and medicines fearing the coronavirus. Dallas County's top health expert offers some common sense advice.

Americans worried about coronavirus don't need to buy face masks, US surgeon general says

The U.S. Surgeon General pleaded with the public over the weekend to stop buying masks, stating that they won’t protect the wearer from catching the virus and it makes mask scarce for medical professionals who actually need them.

Delta, American suspending flights to Milan as coronavirus cases rise in Italy

Coronavirus infections in Italy rose 50 percent Sunday and the U.S. government issued its strongest travel warning yet, advising Americans against any travel to two regions in northern Italy that have been hard hit by the virus that first emerged in China in December.