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Organizers said they are working with the venue and Indiana officials to schedule new conference dates
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The World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 will now be classified as a pandemic
Cancel station tours, visits, and non-essential training and travel
The CDC now recommends organizers cancel or postpone gatherings of 50 or more people for the next eight weeks
Several of the diagnosed provider’s coworkers are now under mandatory quarantine
The move angered EMS union leaders who say EMTs and paramedics in the city continue to be deprioritized
Kent city officials have attempted to block the use of a vacant motel as a quarantine site after King County purchased it
More than $2 billion will go toward helping federal, state and local government agencies prepare for and respond to the threat
Health officials say the first responders came into contact with the first patient in California to die from the virus
The briefing informed firefighters about COVID-19 signs and symptoms, preparations and protections
An emergency declaration by President Donald Trump would allow disaster relief funds to be used to assist state and local responses
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