Oregon elementary school closing for cleaning after an employee becomes the third potential case of 'community spread' of the new coronavirus

AP Photo/Andrew Selsky

• An elementary school in Oregon will be closed for cleaning after an employee became the first COVID-19 virus case in the state, local station KPTV reported.
• The case in Oregon appears to be the third possible case of community spread of the virus in the United States. 
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

An Oregon elementary school plans to close for sanitation after one of its employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local station KPTV reported.

Oregon officials held a press conference on Friday to announce the state's first "presumptive positive" coronavirus case. The case remains "presumptive" until the CDC confirms the positive test done by the state.

See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: Why hydrogen cars will be Tesla's biggest threat

See Also:

• Saudi Arabia suspends pilgrimage visits in effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus
• Trump puts Pence in charge of coronavirus response in meandering press conference
• US universities are canceling study abroad programs in Italy and urging students to return to the US amid soaring coronavirus cases

from Business Insider https://ift.tt/32C3I8R