March 15, 2020 8:15 am
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Authorities around the world turned to increasingly drastic measures to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, with lockdowns, curfews and travel restrictions spreading. Soldiers and police sealed the densely populated Philippine capital from most domestic travelers in one of Southeast Asia’s most drastic containment moves. The move mirrored a lockdown Spain announced just hours earlier. France ordered the closing of the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes and restaurants, as governments took increasingly desperate measures to put more space between people and contain the virus. President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will extend a travel ban to Britain and Ireland. And more cities in the U.S. put in place curbs on gatherings of more than a few hundred people.
March 15, 2020 8:13 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Officials in Washington County are still waiting for the State Department of Health to release more information about the lone confirmed case of Coronavirus in the county. Director of Public Safety Jeff Yates says the state did not release any specific information about the patient’s location or circumstances. All that is known about the case is that the patient was tested at a private practice in the county. Yates says all officials have met with stakeholders from local healthcare, first responder agencies, and municipalities and are frequently updating them with the latest information from state and federal partners.
March 15, 2020 7:59 am
Worried that you have contracted the Coronavirus? Stay calm and follow these steps as announced by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. If you have mild symptoms, stay at home and contact your health care provider. If you have severe symptoms (fever over 100 degrees, shortness of breath, and cough) call your health care provider. If you do not have a health care provider, call your local health department or 1-877-PA-HEALTH. If you still need help, call your local emergency department.
March 15, 2020 7:51 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WPXI) — The novel coronavirus has reached western Pennsylvania, with a presumptive case of COVID-19 announced Friday in Washington County and two cases confirmed in Allegheny County Saturday. State and local leaders are urging people to take extra precautions and that has led to the cancellation of events as well as Governor Tom Wolf announcing the closure of Pennsylvania’s public schools for 10 days. Giant Eagle and Walmart announced that all of their stores across the region and country will have different hours to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Starting March 15, Walmart stores and neighborhood markets will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. until further notice. The Port Authority of Allegheny County also announced it will be disinfecting vehicles every 24 hours after two cases of coronavirus were announced in the county.
March 15, 2020 7:44 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A Washington man is dead Sunday morning following a rollover crash in Canton Township. Michael D. Slider Sr., 56, was found by emergency crews late Saturday night on Woodland Avenue. Police say Slider was driving southwest in Canton Township when he lost control of his vehicle and it rolled on its side around 11:45 p.m. Slider was the lone occupant of the vehicle and he was not wearing a seatbelt according to authorities. The Canton Township Fire Department as well as Ambulance and Chair Service assisted police with the wreck. The accident is still under investigation by State Police, as the cause and manner of his death is still pending.
March 15, 2020 7:37 am
GREENSBURG, Pa. (WPXI) — Greensburg police are searching for a woman and her 1-year-old son who haven’t been seen in more than a week. Aziyza King, 37, and her 1-year-old son, Zayn, were last seen March 6 around 10 a.m. leaving their home on Grove Street. According to a release, King told a neighbor that she was walking to the Dollar General on South Main Street, but store surveillance video showed that she never entered the store. Police said King doesn’t have a vehicle, and no photo is available of her son. King was wearing a black jacket and black pants when she was last seen, according to investigators. She has family in the Harrisburg area, but she has not had contact with them recently. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-834-3800.
March 15, 2020 7:32 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WPXI) — UPMC has developed a test for the novel coronavirus, hospital officials announced Saturday. The health system will use this test to diagnose select, symptomatic cases. The health system plans to rapidly increase capacity at its central laboratory and, if there is a need, could test hundreds of patients per week in the near future, filling a critical gap before other commercial tests come online. UPMC will begin directing patients with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 to a specimen collection site in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood on Tuesday. The site is not open to the general public. People who show up without an appointment, will not be tested. Patients must have a referral. Patients who are tested will get a diagnosis in hours, not days. So far, 300 they’ve tested over 300 samples of patients with cold symptoms. No one has tested positive. UPMC says they’ve worked around the clock to develop their test and create the collection site.
March 14, 2020 10:34 am
GREENSBURG, PA (WPXI) — Westmoreland County commissioners declared a disaster emergency Saturday morning in response to the coronavirus. They made the announcement during a news conference Saturday. This is a preventative measure, and there are no cases have been reported in Westmoreland County. A special election scheduled for Tuesday will go on as planned, officials said.
March 14, 2020 4:15 am
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) – An attorney says a Maryland man who was shot and killed by a police officer was asleep in his bedroom when police opened fire from outside his house. The 21-year-old man’s girlfriend was also wounded. The Montgomery County Police Department said in a news release Friday that Duncan Socrates Lemp “confronted” police and was fatally shot by one of the officers early Thursday. An attorney for Lemp’s relatives said police couldn’t have any justification for shooting Lemp based on what she has heard. Lemp’s family says the warrant police obtained to search their Potomac home doesn’t mention any “imminent threat.” A police spokesman didn’t immediately respond to the family’s statement.
March 14, 2020 4:14 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street roared back from its worst day in 30 years with a broad rally that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average nearly 2,000 points higher – its biggest point gain ever. áThe rally accelerated after President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency. The Dow saw its largest percentage gain since 2008. The rally recouped many of the losses from a day earlier, when the index experienced its worst slide since the Black Monday crash of 1987 and European indexes had one of the worst drops on record. The major indexes each closed with gains of more than 9%.
