MORE, Update (1630ET): The BBC reports that in Daegu, South Korea, 1900 Shincheonji Church members have been tested for coronavirus. 1300 had symptoms & 600 did not. Among those 1300 with symptoms, 87.5% were confirmed with the virus . BUT out of the 600 WITHOUT symptoms, 70% were confirmed with coronavirus.
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Update (1530ET): Following the first death of a Coid-19-infected person in the US, Washington state has declared a state of emergency.
King County official Jeff Duchin says that 27 patients and 25 staff members at the long-term care facility in Kirkland, WA are showing symptoms.
CDC's Messonnier stated that "there is not a national spread of the virus in the US," and adds that US has capacity to test 75,000 people.
CDC erroneously identified the patient as a female in a briefing earlier today with the President and Vice President.
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Update (1515ET): President Trump has finally wrapped up a lengthy press conference that most agreed was more convincing than his previous effort on Wednesday. Trump confirmed that there are now 22 cases in the US outside of the evacuees from Wuhan and the 'Diamond Princess'.
Read more about it here.
Washington State is expected to hold a press conference of its own at 4 pm ET.
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Update (1350ET): Trump is officially 20 minutes late, and following reports about Trump tightening the border with Mexico, the governor of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila has confirmed what appears to be the country's fourth case.
Here's more on the border reports from Reuters.
The administration is also weighing possible restrictions on the entry of travelers from South Korea, Italy and Japan. The White House instructed DHS to draft a range of options about travel restrictions related to those countries.
Yesterday, Hugo Lopez-Gatell, Mexico's assistant health secretary, confirmed a case in Mexico City and at least one other case in the cartel-dominated region of Sinaloa. He also encouraged Mexicans to hold back on hearty greetings involving kisses and hugs and close contact.
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Update (1325ET): Trump is set to start speaking in a few minutes, but a rash of important virus-related headlines just hit, including a Reuters report that the administration is considering imposing restrictions at the Mexican border as part of its effort to suppress the outbreak.
France just confirmed roughly 30 new cases, raising its total from 73 to north of 100, according to the latest reports.
One more thing: We neglected to mention earlier that Washington State discovered another case of coronavirus, which it announced at press conference late last night: The state's third coronavirus patient overall had recently traveled to South Korea.
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