Dallas County Health Officials Demonstrate How They Test For Coronavirus
At a demonstration Thursday, a lab supervisor said about a dozen tests had been completed in the first two days of testing. All came back negative for the virus.
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At a demonstration Thursday, a lab supervisor said about a dozen tests had been completed in the first two days of testing. All came back negative for the virus.
Six public health labs, including ones in Dallas and Fort Worth, are now equipped to perform COVID-19 testing.
A man and a woman from northwest Harris County have tested positive for the coronavirus after visiting Egypt last month, officials announced.
The NCAA has put together an advisory panel to monitor the coronavirus situation across the U.S., and a student athlete at the University of Texas at Dallas is among those chosen for that committee.
The Tarrant County Public Health lab joins others in Dallas and across the state with its capability to test for COVID-19.
The coronavirus is having a negative impact on Dallas-based Southwest Airlines operating revenue.
Netflix is the latest company to cancel screenings and events at South by Southwest in Austin next week amid concerns about the coronavirus.
Fort Bend County Health and Human Services says a man in his 70s recently traveled outside of the U.S. and is now getting treated in a hospital.
Dallas County Health and Human Services has initiated immediate screenings of individuals who may have symptoms related to the coronavirus.
Concerns about the coronavirus and its spread is now impacting one of Texas' largest media, technology and music conference and festivals -- South By Southwest.
American Airlines is suspending flights from DFW Airport to Korea, effective March 4.
"All officers are expected to return back to work at their next tour of duty," Dallas Police said Monday evening.
An Austin-based company says it is struggling to keep up with consumer demand as they fulfill orders from around the country.
A pair of North Texas universities announced new efforts Monday to keep students, faculty and staff from contracting COVID-19.
The discharged patient did have contact with others while out of isolation, however the CDC along with local public health partners are following up to "trace possible exposures and notify them of their potential risk."
If a potential patient was identified by a local healthcare provider, they would rely on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab to do the testing.
Worldwide concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus shines new light on a largely overlooked US vulnerability: almost all of the nation's life saving drugs are in some way sourced in China.
Fort Worth Sister Cities has postponed a summer student exchange trip to China, and could postpone an Italy trip next week, as the COVID-19 virus spreads.
Some people are wondering if it is still safe travel considering the coronavirus threat.
"We've been through this exercise before," Governor Abbott said referencing the Ebola situation in Dallas in 2014. "In Texas language, this isn't our first rodeo."
Dallas County leaders say they are facing the threat in several ways, urging prevention and asking the community to keep the threat in perspective.
