SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – As U.S. sports leagues weigh whether to bar fans from ballparks and stadiums to help stall the coronavirus outbreak, San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija is one of the few players who can tell them exactly what that looks like. He pitched for the Chicago White Sox in a 2015 game played without fans in Baltimore…
ATLANTA (AP) – Three more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Georgia, bringing the number of cases so far to five, Gov. Brian Kemp’s office said Saturday. The Georgia Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say one individual is from Cobb County and recently returned from Italy. That person is under isolation at…
Administrators at Jacksonville State University have notified everyone on campus that two JSU students have been exposed to coronavirus. The exposure happened outside of Alabama. JSU says the students have not shown any symptoms. Full Statement from Jacksonville State University: Dear students, faculty and staff, While there are no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the State of…
Health officials say passengers who flew on a jet with a Georgia man who later tested positive for the COVID-19 virus were never screened based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At a Tuesday news briefing, local health officials said the 56-year-old Fulton County man had traveled to Atlanta from Milan, Italy, on Feb. 22 and…
Six people in the U.S. have been confirmed dead, and at least another 100 are confirmed to be infected with COVID-19, or Coronavirus. Monday morning Alabama health officials held a press conference, to outline what the state is prepared to do in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. “We are very confident that we have a good…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to provide up-to-date information about the ways to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). At this time, the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has no reports of COVID-19 in Alabama. ADPH reminds the public to follow normal precautions to prevent illness and the spread of disease. Preventative measures…
