COVID-19 - The Independent Florida Alligator

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Alachua County has its second case of COVID-19

By Sarah Mandile and Grethel Aguila | Mar. 12, 2020

The 24-year-old female recently traveled to Europe

Sports

Trinity Thomas: So much more than a Florida gymnastics icon

By Noah Ram | Mar. 12, 2020

With a big breath, Trinity Thomas stepped onto the floor for her routine against Penn State.

Customers are turned away from a ticket booth in Times Square, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he will announce new restrictions on gatherings to halt the spread of the new coronavirus in the coming days. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstill

By Jake Coyle | Mar. 12, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and scuttling concert tours until it's safe to welcome crowds back.

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UF offers emergency funding for students

By Hannah Phillips | Mar. 12, 2020

Students must provide evidence of “extenuating circumstances” to qualify for the aid

News

NCAA: all spring and winter championships canceled

By Kyle Wood | Mar. 12, 2020

There will be no champions crowned across Division I athletics for months to come.

In this March 7, 2020 photo provided by Brazil's presidential press office, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, center, stands with President Donald Trump, second from left, Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Brazil's Communications Director Fabio Wajngarten, behind Trump partially covered, during a dinner in Florida. Wajngarten tested positive for the new coronavirus, just days after the trip, according to Bolsonaro's communications office on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Alan Santos/Brazil's Presidential Press Office via AP)

Metro

Brazilian who met Trump has virus; no plans to test Trump

By David Biller | Mar. 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Brazilian official who attended weekend events with President Donald Trump in Florida has tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first time that someone known to have the virus was in close proximity to the president. Trump does not plan to be tested or go into self-quarantine, the White House said.

Andrew Jensen, the Overall Director of Dance Marathon 2019, rocks out during the Savants of Soul’s performance Saturday night in the O’Connell Center. Dance Marathon lasted for 26.2 hours and raised $3,230,025.23 for children at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network.

News

Andrew Yang’s visit is postponed for now; Dance Marathon is canceled

By Hannah Phillips and Kaelyn Cassidy | Mar. 12, 2020

Yang was going to be paid $50,000 to come to UF

News

SEC Tournament canceled, all regular season play put on hold

By Kyle Wood | Mar. 12, 2020

The SEC is suspending regular season play and championship games in all sports across the SEC’s 14 member schools.

An employee disinfects the glass cover of a butcher counter to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in a food store in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (Tamas Kovacs/MTI via AP)

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Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days

By Marilynn Marchione | Mar. 11, 2020

The new coronavirus can live in the air for several hours and on some surfaces for as long as two to three days, tests by U.S. government and other scientists have found.

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Florida’s hot bats outshine FSU in Sunshine Showdown victory

By Payton Titus | Mar. 11, 2020

While the rest of campus was abuzz with coronavirus cancellations, Florida and Florida State met for their highly anticipated rivalry game, business as usual.

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UF coronavirus: classes required to move online; Shands hospital has first coronavirus case

By Alyssa Feliciano , Hannah Phillips , Meghan McGlone and Kaelyn Cassidy | Mar. 11, 2020

UF Shands confirmed that it is treating a patient from Georgia. Meanwhile, UF is cancelling on-campus classes and moving to an online format by Monday, emails sent to faculty show.

Peter Sturgeon, 26, stands outside his food truck, Soup to Nuts, as he prepares for an event at First Magnitude Brewery.

News

Food trucks to serve acai bowls, chicken near Lake Alice

By Charlene Medders | Mar. 11, 2020

There will be a different food truck once a week

Florida Polytechnic University, located in Lakeland, will not merge with UF.

Metro

Merger plan dies in Florida House of Representatives

By Elisabell Velazquez | Mar. 11, 2020

The bill proposed Florida Polytechnic University and New College of Florida merge with UF

Alachua County residents show up to vote in the Florida primaries at the Reitz Union Sunday evening.

Metro

Early voting sites taking extra measures in midst of coronavirus

By Anna Wilder | Mar. 11, 2020

4,700 people have voted early so far this year

News

WHO declares that virus crisis is now a pandemic

By Nicole Winfield | Mar. 11, 2020

ROME (AP) — Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and slow government responses, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic but also said it's not too late for countries to act.