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ffp3, GEORGIA CONFIRMS 2 CORONAVIRUS CASES The news comes after the Trump administration reportedly ordered an investigation into a CDC lab in Atlanta that was in charge of assembling coronavirus test kits after a scientist with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised concerns that the lab itself may be “contaminated,” possibly leading to faulty test kits, according to reports. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE The news of the investigation subsequently sparked some states — namely New York, which confirmed its first case of the virus on Sunday — to seek “emergency approval” of their own test kits, Reuters reported. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked the FDA for approval to begin using the state-developed test kits to speed testing capabilities. (The state’s first case was subsequently confirmed via a state-developed test, the governor said during a Monday press conference.)
ffp3 - State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus on efforts to prevent disease from spreading in U.S. The show will go on. Hopefully. (Natan Dvir/Bloomberg via Getty Image) Organizers for the upcoming New York International Auto Show said on Tuesday that they are moving forward with plans to open the event as scheduled on April 8, and are working with the venue on measures to control the potential spread of the coronavirus. The news comes days after the Geneva Motor Show was called off following a nationwide ban on gatherings of more than 1,000 people in Switzerland.
ffp3, The Javitz Center is NYC's largest convention hall. (Noam Galai/WireImage) The New York organizers said the Javitz Center has installed 70 hand sanitizing stations, increased the cleaning frequency of “high-touch” surfaces throughout the facility and will have a team of specially trained paramedics on site during the show, which is open to the general public from April 10-19. The New York International Auto Show is among the largest in the world, with an annual attendance of approximately one million.
ffp3 - With spring break around the corner, many Americans are wondering if it's safe to go on vacation. Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier weighs in. The two Iranian men who defied coronavirus warnings when they videotaped themselves licking holy shrines in Qom could face prison and flogging. The now-viral videos of the two men began circulating over the weekend as Iran continues to work to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Officially known as COVID-19, it has killed at least 77 in the Middle Eastern country.
ffp3 - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, put the Islamic Republic’s armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials in combating the outbreak. Iran has seen at least 2,336 cases confirmed cases — the most outside of mainland China. AMID CORONAVIRUS FEARS, ANGELA MERKEL'S HANDSHAKE REFUSED BY INTERIOR MINISTER Iranian media reported Tuesday that 23 members of parliament now had the virus, as did the head of the country’s emergency services. On Monday, officials confirmed that an adviser to Khamenei died from the disease.