PA’s Health Secretary Outlines Plans for Possible Pennsylvania Virus Spread

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s health secretary says her agency expects to finish customizing pandemic flu plans in the coming days for the COVID-19 virus, but notes the state has yet to identify a case of infection. Dr. Rachel Levine said in a Capitol news conference Wednesday that monitoring and testing of travelers from China is continuing, although officials aren’t disclosing how many. The Health Department has plans to quickly notify the public if a case is confirmed within Pennsylvania. She says the state has supplies of personal protective equipment, but those stockpiles may be drawn down if there is a significant spread of the virus.


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