(March 6, 2020, 7:45 p.m.) -- In response to the novel corona virus (COVID-19), CSULB has issued an online advisory that references an "Academic Continuity plan" in raising the future possibility [CSULB text] "to temporarily offer classes in an alternative way with minimal notice." CSULB's administration also says it's deploying more portable hand sanitizers "strategically placed throughout campus" with Beach Building Services "manufacturing additional hand sanitizer stands to distribute across campus."
The CSULB advisory, placed on on a dedicated CSULB COVID-19 webpage here states:
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Meanwhile, Carnival Cruise Lines -- which operates a major cruise ship terminal in Long Beach -- issued a travel health advisory (applicable nationwide) visible on the company's website earlier today March 6 but became invisible online by 6:40 p.m. PST on March 6. [LBREPORT.com downloaded and saved the vanished text; we've emailed the company's listed media contacts seeking further information on this.]
On Friday afternoon (March 6), Vice President Mike Pence held a briefing on updated developments. In VIDEO below, he discusses CA developments at some length regarding the Carnival Cruise Lines ship off the coast of San Francisco. VP Pence said 19 crewmembers and 2 passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 and the ship will now be brought to an unidentified :non-commercial port. And in a Friday afternoon (March 6) mass emailing, LB Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Randy Gordon noted that one major LB Convention Center conference (the Trans-Pacific Merchants 2020 event) was canceled last week (LBREPORT.com coverage here). Mr. Gordon's email said that although "there is no evidence of widespread transmission of the Coronavirus in the United States at this time...exposure may be elevated for some workers who interact with potentially infected travelers from abroad." He said for this reason, "businesses need to prepare for the impacts of the Coronavirus in the United States" [and recommended consulting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019, United States Department of Labor COVID 19, City of Long Beach Coronavirus Disease 2019 and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Combating the Coronavirus Developing.
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