People in Alberta, Canada, asked not to leave country
The province of Alberta is asking residents to cancel all large gatherings and advising them against traveling outside of the country in an effort to mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus, officials said in a news statement.
The total number of presumptive positive cases in the province is 23 as of Thursday, the statement said.
There are at least 147 cases of coronavirus, including one death, in Canada. (CNN)
New Mexico to close all K-12 public schools for 3 weeks
From CNN’s Andy Rose
New Mexico will close all public elementary and secondary schools starting Monday, according to a press release from the office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.
The shutdown will last three weeks to try to slow the spread of coronavirus.
The governor’s office says more details about the closure will be released Friday, but the state wanted to get the word out earlier so parents can begin planning for child care next week.
The school closure announcement came shortly after the state announced its sixth confirmed coronavirus case.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections suspending most prison visits starting tomorrow
From CNN’s Carolyn Sung
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is suspending all prison visits, with some exceptions, starting tomorrow for two weeks, according to a tweet from the organization.
“Only staff, vendors and contractors will be allowed to enter any of the state prisons—pending results of a screening,” the department said in the tweet.
NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers to compensate all stadium employees regular wages
From CNN’s Homero DeLaFuente
The NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers announced today that they plan to compensate all Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse employees, hourly and event staff team members, as if every game and every event is still taking place.
The announcement comes after the team’s Kevin Love announced a $100,000 donation to the arena’s staff.
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