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30,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed across U.S.

March 14, 2020

Alabama: 131 Alaska: 14 Arizona: 152 (including two deaths) Arkansas: 165 California: 1,224 (including 26 deaths) Colorado: 475 (including five deaths) Connecticut: 223 (including five deaths) Delaware:...

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. 

Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus

(CNN) -- New studies in several countries and a large coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts bring into question reassuring assertions by US officials about the way the novel virus spreads.These officials...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a briefing on coronavirus in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation

WASHINGTON (AP) — If Dr. Anthony Fauci says it, you'd be smart to listen. As the coronavirus has upended daily life across the globe, Fauci has become the trusted voice in separating fact and fiction.The...

RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 13: A Costco customer stands by his two shopping carts at a Costco store on March 13, 2020 in Richmond, California. Some Americans are stocking up on food, toilet paper, water and other items after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Americans prepare for a weekend at home as government declares coronavirus emergency

Christina Maxouris, CNN March 14, 2020

(CNN) -- Americans are waking up to a country under a national emergency.In many neighborhoods, grocery shelves will be empty. International travel is now heavily restricted. Some church services may...

Coronavirus and the Primary Election – How safe are the polls?

Rachel Gross, TV2 Correspondent March 14, 2020

Should voters be worried about their health on Election Day? The simple answer is no, at least not for this election.Portage County Board of Election Deputy Director Terrie Nielson says that the polls...

College students move out of dorms amid COVID-19 pandemic

Maddy Haberberger, TV2 Reporter March 13, 2020

Thousands of college students across the country are being asked to move out of their dorms and return home to finish their semester through online classes. As the number of COVID-19 cases reported...

Dr. Amy Acton, head of the Ohio Department of Health, addresses members of the media during a press conference updating the public on COVID-19 on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. A fifth case of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, was confirmed in Ohio earlier Thursday. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Canceled classes, voting with Q-tips: Virus concerns grow in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cancellations and closings are sweeping across Ohio as coronavirus concerns grow. A look at developments related to the virus that causes COVID-19 as the state tests for additional...

Kent State University announces they are suspending face-to-face classes for the remainder of the spring semester. All classes will be conducted through virtual learning.

Kent State cancels in-person classes for remainder of semester

Kent State announced Friday face-to-face classes at all of its campuses will be suspended for the remainder of the semester because of the coronavirus. President Todd Diacon wrote in an email to the Kent...

Rec to be open for election Tuesday, local polling stations moved over coronavirus

Rachel Karas General assignment reporter Paige Bennett General assignment editor March 12, 2020

The Beverly J. Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be open on Tuesday, March 17 for voting. Kent State closed the Rec in light of its decision to suspend face-to-face classes over the coronavirus....

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