![]() The lack of supplies to launch such an effort “is a big deal,” Pesch said. ![]() But now the hospital says sick patients will need to go through their regular pediatricians for testing. The hospital was hoping parents with an appointment would be able to get a child tested every 15 minutes. “Our normal operational process is to hold 2-4 days of supply on a product like this. Last week (March 16) when we went to purchase an elevated quantity, due to the Covid-19 needs, we were informed by both our primary and secondary vendors that they were not able to fill orders,” Pesch said But because of the high demand for testing and a lack of testing supplies like nasal swabs, those plans were cut short on Friday. The hospital was hoping to alleviate an onslaught of pressure both its hospital and individual pediatricians across the city are facing. ![]() Julie Pesch, spokesperson for Lurie’s Children’s Hospital, told CNN the site was designed to be for pediatric patients not admitted to the hospital who are experiencing symptoms of the virus. It’s another example of how difficult it can be to get tested for Covid-19. One of Chicago’s leading children’s hospitals had to scrap plans to host a mobile testing site, which was scheduled Tuesday on the city’s north side after it said both of its vendors weren’t able to fill orders for testing supplies. He said additional police would be dispatched throughout the island to enforce the new measures. Marrero also announced that Cubans waiting in “colas” or long lines for hard to find items would need to keep at least one meter (approximately 3 feet) in distance from other people. So far, Cuba has announced the island has 40 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and 1,036 people have been hospitalized for observation. ![]() All Cubans are required to study in state-run schools. School classes would be suspended starting Tuesday until at least April 20, he announced. “No one can go into the street,” Marrero said of the tourists. Starting Tuesday, he announced, tourists would be banned from leaving their hotels as the government worked to return them to their home countries. Last week, Cuban officials said tourism is banned on the island starting Tuesday and that all Cuban and foreign residents returning from abroad would have to undergo supervised quarantine for 14 days.ĭespite that announcement, Marrero said, more than 32,000 foreign tourists remained on the island. Marrero said Cubans would need to present a “humanitarian reason” for travel abroad and for Cubans traveling between different provinces on the island. The Cuban government will “regulate” Cubans ability to leave the communist-run island, said Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, “to protect their health, their family neighbors and work comrades.” was a ghost town.Cuban officials on Monday announced they are limiting travel throughout the island and abroad for their citizens and closed all schools starting Tuesday for nearly a month to stop the spread of the coronavirus. News 6 flew over Magic Kingdom on the day Walt Disney World closed its gates. Since then, the park had also closed for short times due to other hurricanes that rolled through the state. In 2001, the park’s closed for a day due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The first time Walt Disney World closed was in 1999 for Hurricane Floyd. This was the first time in Walt Disney World’s history that the parks had all closed due to an illness. The sudden closure of Disney’s Florida and California parks were just the latest sign of a tourism industry in freefall. “In an abundance of caution and in the best interest of our guests and employees, we are proceeding with the closure of our theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Paris Resort, beginning at the close of business on Sunday, March 15, through the end of the month.” Disney spokesperson Theme parks at Disney World will temporarily close starting at the close of business on Sunday, according to a statement from the parks. One was a 29-year-old Hillsborough County woman who had recently traveled to Italy, and the other was a 63-year-old Manatee County man who had come in contact with someone who tested positive. Ron DeSantis announced that two Floridians tested positive for the coronavirus. The theme park had just announced a number of projects on the way, including the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the multi-year transformation of EPCOT, Avengers Campus at Disneyland’s California Adventure and the highly-anticipated TRON Lightcycle Run roller coaster coming to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.Īt the time, some of these projects were expected to open just in time for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary celebration. – Before the threat of the coronavirus came about, Walt Disney World was steaming ahead with a bright future. ![]()
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