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.

Georgia baby with rare form of dwarfism 'thriving' at home

A Douglasville baby born with a rare and lethal form of dwarfism is finally home after spending the first six months of her life in the hospital. 

Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9

The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. has climbed to nine, with tensions rising over how to contain the outbreak.

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.

WHO chief demands end to hoarding masks, gloves

The head of the U.N. health agency says he’s concerned that the new coronavirus is disrupting worldwide supplies of protective equipment, including masks, that are vitally needed to protect the health workers fighting the COVID-19 epidemic.

Texas sets date for Union Pacific to clean up Fifth Ward site

Union Pacific has now until August 31, 2020 to collect additional environmental data and come up with a cleanup plan. The railroad company will also be required to provide interim reports in the spring and summer, throughout their data-collection process.  

Union Pacific given deadline to provide cleanup plan for Fifth Ward site
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State officials have now set a deadline for when Union Pacific must come up with a cleanup plan for a contaminated site in the Fifth Ward. This comes after state investigators discovered cancer clusters near a former creosote facility in the area last year.

Union Pacific given deadline to clean up Fifth Ward site
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Houston's Fifth Ward has been hit with an unusually high rate of cancer and many believe Union Pacific's site in the neighborhood is to blame.

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.

CDC confirms 2 cases of coronavirus in Florida, 184 others being monitored

Governor DeSantis said that Florida labs presumptively confirmed the diagnosis on Sunday but the CDC in Atlanta officially confirmed it on Monday afternoon.

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.

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.

Shaving heads for St. Baldrick's Foundation
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It's a fundraiser that helps kids fighting cancer one clipper at a time. People are stepping up and shaving their heads to help the St. Baldrick's Foundation, which funds childhood cancer research.

Mexico confirms first 2 cases of coronavirus

Mexico’s assistant health secretary announced Friday that the country now has two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.