This is very good news.
The state has taken the testing out of the incompetent hands of the federal government and now has a state lab that can test for the virus.
More people will now be able to be tested with getting results much faster.
Washington state is also working with commercial labs in case extensive testing is needed.
This is leadership.
Washington state lab now able to test for coronavirus
75k test kits to be distributed to a population of 330million
Go to the store tardos...dont say we didnt warn yas ..could be disruptive as hell ..gonna find out just how disruptive soon enough
No excuses ...You can set yourselves and loved ones up for a month or two for not alot of money ...cheap ...shit you 1can use anyway
Sick of Italy's virus shutdown, Milan itches to get back to work
Céline CORNU and Clément DUBRUL
AFP February 29, 2020, 7:40 PM EST
Milan (AFP) - Empty streets and subways. Shuttered museums and schools. Deserted cafes and restaurants.
Milan, Italy's usually bustling economic and fashion capital, has been twiddling its thumbs since Monday, paralysed by a virus that has killed 29 and infected more than 1,000 people in Italy since breaking out just 60 kilometre (37 miles) south of the city a week ago.
Tarcisio De Bacco, owner of the iconic Il Biffi restaurant around the corner from the lace-like Duomo cathedral, cannot wait until the day life returns to the way it was.
Really how long can you keep westerners locked down ?
How long you gonna keep armed americans locked down
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Meanwhile in Frnace ....europes tourist industry gonna have a shitty spring and summer ...ya think
The Louvre Museum in Paris closed on Sunday due to fears of the spread of the coronavirus.
A statement from a Louvre Museum communications representative obtained by Insider confirmed that the museum was closed to visitors on Sunday.
The representative declined to confirm whether or not the museum will be open to the public on Monday, but the Louvre noted on Twitter that it would keep its social media followers updated of developments.
"Museum staff gathered to discuss the health situation and the COVID-19 prevention measures taken by the museum following instructions from competent authorities," the museum's statement read. "Despite discussions between museum staff, management and its preventative medicine doctor, the Louvre was unable to open today."
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The statement from the Louvre Museum went on explain that the institution is implementing measures recommended by French authorities to protect employees and future visitors from the virus, including encouraging agents and guests to wash their hands regularly, cough or sneeze into elbows, using "single-use tissues and disposing of them properly," and "avoiding kissing or shaking hands."
Musée du Louvre
Iran
Heshmat Alavi
@HeshmatAlavi
#BREAKING Feb 28 - Bandar Abbas, S #Iran Fire at the Towhid Clinic where reports indicate ten #coronavirus patients are held. Reminder: Iranian regime president
@HassanRouhani
said conditions across the country will return to normal by Saturday.
Twitter
Unconfirmed .....Iranians burning down quarantine center ...
