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
HI
Hawaii resident who traveled on cruise ship is state’s first case of coronavirus
Today, 08:37 PM
March 4, 2020 at 12:23 PM HST - Updated March 6 at 3:28 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Hawaii resident who traveled on a cruise ship that’s been linked to more than two dozen coronavirus cases has tested positive for the virus, the governor said.