Roommates, as the coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, Los Angeles County is now the latest to be faced with the outbreak. According to ABC News, a state of emergency has been declared after six new cases of the virus appeared in just 24 hours.
Countries around the world are working tirelessly to stop the spread of the deadly and highly contagious coronavirus, that initially began in China at the beginning of the year and has now infected more than 90,000 people worldwide.
Los Angeles County is now included in that round-up, as a state of emergency has now been declared after six residents within the last 24 hours tested positive for the coronavirus. There has also been one death from the disease in California, bringing the current U.S. death toll to 11.
One of those infected was a medical screener at LAX, whose last shift at the airport was on February 21st, began experiencing flu-like symptoms about eight days later, according to Department of Homeland Security. At that point, the person visited a doctor and tested positive for coronavirus.
Another person was an infected passenger on a California cruise. Reps for Diamond Cruises revealed that a second passenger aboard the February 11-21 voyage of the Grand Princess contracted the coronavirus. The individual is a resident of Sonoma County, California and showed atypical “gastrointestinal and cardiovascular symptoms,” the cruise line said.
Just before this diagnosis, a Grand Princess passenger who lived in Placer County recently died from the disease, according to health officials.
We want to send our thoughts and prayers out to all those who have contracted the virus.
Roommates, what are your thoughts on this?
