SC
DHEC investigates two possible cases of coronavirus in South Carolina, officials say
Cases are in Kershaw and Charleston counties
WYFF 4 Updated: 8:28 PM EST Mar 6, 2020
Grant Garland
Columbia, S.C. —
Health officials are investigating two possible cases of the COVID-19 virus in South Carolina, the state’s Department of Health and Environmental Control announced Friday.
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Officials said the presumptive positive cases are not linked. One case is in Kershaw County and the other is in Charleston County.
According to authorities, one patient is an elderly adult woman from Kershaw County who has been hospitalized and is in isolation. The second patient is an adult woman from Charleston County who recently traveled to France and Italy. She did not require hospitalization and is self-isolated at home, DHEC officials said
UK
UK— Visit your elderly relatives NOW: Vulnerable people could be confined to their homes NEXT WEEK with concerts banned and schools closed as UK ramps up response to coronavirus outbreak
By JAMES WOOD FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 20:40 EST, 6 March 2020 | UPDATED: 20:40 EST, 6 March 2020
Elderly people could be confined to their homes next week as the government ramps up its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Ministers are expected to advise people to visit elderly relatives as soon as possible before ‘social distancing’ policies are introduced in which British pensioners could be warned to stay at home and will likely be told to avoid crowded areas.
Such measures could also include banning concerts and closing schools in a bid to stop the killer disease exploding across the country.
The drastic measures are expected to be introduced as the Government continues with its four-stage plan to deal with a mass outbreak of the bug as the number of confirmed cases rockets across the country
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8085023/Vulnerable-people-confined-homes-WEEK-coronavirus.html