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People who are set to hop on a cruise ship – much like people who are flying – are often feeling like they're getting the short end when it comes to changes in travel plans.
A parent of a student at an Ogden East Elementary School on the Near North Side tested positive for coronavirus during a trip abroad, the school announced Tuesday night.
As the number of infected people climbs in Illinois, throughout the nation, and in much of the world amid the coronavirus outbreak, schools are dropping out of overseas trips by the minute.
Loyola Academy high school in Wilmette will reopen Wednesday after being closed two days due to concerns about coronavirus.
"In order to best care for our patients, we need to be able to gauge the exact scope of COVID-19's spread, and it is imperative that the federal government provide leadership here," Pritzker said.
Elementary schools in Lombard have canceled classes for Wednesday, after the DuPage County Health Department learned that someone who has tested positive for coronavirus attended a volleyball game at Glenn Westlake Middle School last week.
That person then flew back to Boston with a fever and tested positive on Saturday. CVS said it learned of this on March 8, Sunday. The office was disinfected and those who worked close to the employee are quarantined.
CBS 2 has learned that a a group of students went through a sort of "drive-thru testing" at the school on Sunday. Parents said they were able to get their children tested from their car seat, which caused less stress. And they hope, less possibility for potential spread.
Indiana University announced Tuesday that it is halting face-to-face classroom teaching for two weeks after spring break amid the coronavirus outbreak.
"People should be aware that any email or website offering a 'cure' is a scam that should be avoided."
For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
There's a hotline setup for the Vaughn community and plans are in place to provide food boxes for Vaughn families. The boxes will have enough food for three days and will be available at the CPS warehouse beginning Wednesday, according to Jackson. She added that CPS will provide food delivery for those who are "challenged for transportation."
A look at the facts about the coronavirus reveals that a security think tank predicted the pandemic back in the fall.
At least 21 people tested positive for coronavirus on the Grand Princess cruise ship that docked at the Port of Oakland in California on Monday – the ship that has had passengers in quarantine in their rooms since Thursday of last week.
Pritzker said the disaster declaration would allow the state to deploy mobile support teams, request additional medical experts, ask for more support from the federal government, and maximize the amount of federal funding available to help fight and contain the disease in Illinois.
