Governors in Pennsylvania and Virginia closed schools, bringing the total to 12 states and the District. Health officials in Kansas said Friday that an elderly man who died this week of coronavirus was a resident of the Life Care Centers of America facility in Kansas City, Kan. It signaled a national resignation that the virus has taken hold and hijacked normalcy, replacing it with fear and uncertainty. ADADGovernors of numerous states, including California, Ohio and New York, have barred large-scale gatherings, as have officials in Washington state. “You have to look at what is happening to us locally,” said Michael Fraser, chief executive of ASTHO, the association that represents state health directors.

Source: Washington Post March 14, 2020 00:58 UTC