{"id":19604,"date":"2020-03-02T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T13:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/?p=19604"},"modified":"2020-03-02T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T13:09:09","slug":"reuters-2nd-u-s-coronavirus-death-in-washington-1st-case-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/?p=19604","title":{"rendered":"Reuters &#8211; 2nd U.S. coronavirus death in Washington &#038; 1st case in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ArticleHeader_container\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader_upper-container\">\n<div class=\"foreground\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_container TwoColumnLayout_fluid-left\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_column TwoColumnLayout_left\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader_content-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lower-container\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_container inner TwoColumnLayout_fluid-left\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_column TwoColumnLayout_right\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_container StandardArticle_content TwoColumnLayout_fluid-left\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_column TwoColumnLayout_left\">\n<div class=\"StandardArticleBody_container\">\n<div class=\"StandardArticleBody_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">(Reuters) &#8211; Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus, while New York\u2019s governor confirmed his state\u2019s first positive case, as the virus moved out of its West Coast foothold.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PrimaryAsset_container video\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"Video_container Video_docked\">\n<div class=\"Video_video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/queso-cdn.prod.reuters.tv\/jwplayer\/iframe_embed.html?autoplay=1&amp;muted=1&amp;countdown=1&amp;npa=1&amp;iu=%2F4735792%2Fvideo.us.reuters%2Fpolitics%2Farticle&amp;poster=%2F%2Fs3.reutersmedia.net%2Fresources%2Fr%2F%3Fd%3D20200302%26t%3D2%26i%3DOVC3D6W2N%26r%3DOVC3D6W2N&amp;title=US%20ramps%20up%20virus%20response%2C%20second%20death%20reported&amp;mid=OVC3D6W2N&amp;article=USKBN20O1WF&amp;customparam=type%3Darticle_preroll%26player%3Djw%26widthVal%3D853%26heightVal%3D480%26admant%3Dnone%26adstest%3Dundefined%26videoId%3D688444902%26videoChannel%3D13978%252C118298%252C13421%26adfriendly%3Dtrue&amp;version=0.2.34\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-341207_491=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The coronavirus, which emerged in China late last year, has decimated global markets as it quickly moves around the world. It appeared poised for a spike in the United States, in part because of more testing to confirm cases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Florida late Sunday declared a public health emergency as it confirmed its first two cases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"RelatedCoverage_related-coverage-module module RelatedCoverage_two-column\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"RelatedCoverage_more-button\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Trump administration officials worked Sunday to soothe nerves and calm fears that a global recession was looming, arguing that the public and media were over-reacting and saying that stocks would bounce back because the American economy was fundamentally strong.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The total number of confirmed cases in the United States is more than 75 with two reported deaths, both in Washington state. Globally there have been more than 87,000 cases and nearly 3,000 deaths in 60 countries, according to the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"DPSlot_container StandardArticleBody_dp-slot-inline StandardArticleBody_inline-canvas\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"dpslot_canvas_3343513_USKBN20O1WF\" class=\"DPSlot_slot\" data-google-query-id=\"CK2FvLLs--cCFU2xewodUsAD5w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/us.reuters\/politics\/article_4__container__\">The Seattle and King County public health department confirmed late Sunday that a man in his 70s who was a resident of the LifeCare long-term care facility in Kirkland and had coronavirus had died the day before.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Saturday, the department had reported the first death of a coronavirus patient in the United States, a man in his 50s who was living in Kirkland &#8211; the same city where the nursing home is located. Six of the 10 confirmed coronavirus cases in Washington state have been residents or workers at LifeCare.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">State officials said an additional 27 residents of the nursing home and 25 staff members were reporting symptoms of the virus, which can be similar to that of the common flu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New York Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed on Twitter his state\u2019s first coronavirus case, a woman in her 30s who caught the virus during a recent trip to Iran and was now in home quarantine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Image_container\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"Image_caption\">\n<div class=\"Image_line\">Medics and other healthcare workers transfer a patient on a stretcher to an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to the two of three confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 1, 2020. REUTERS\/David Ryder<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cuomo did not say where the woman lived, but the New York Times reported she was in the Manhattan borough of New York City, citing state officials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe patient has respiratory symptoms, but is not in serious condition and has been in a controlled situation since arriving in New York,\u201d Cuomo said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stock markets plunged last week, with an index of global stocks setting its largest weekly fall since the 2008 financial crisis, and more than $5 trillion wiped off the value of stocks worldwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A key energy conference in Houston that brings together oil ministers and energy firms was canceled on Sunday with the organizers of CERAWeek noting that border health checks were becoming more restrictive and companies had begun barring non-essential travel to protect workers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211; Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus, while New York\u2019s governor confirmed his state\u2019s first positive case, as the virus moved out of its West Coast foothold. 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