Four new cases on West Coast. Washington state declares emergency. Washington state declares emergency after first patient dies from coronavirus in US Washington state reported four new apparent cases of the novel coronavirus, named COVID-19, raising concerns that it is spreading through WEST COAST communities. Two of the latest cases are a high school student in Everett, Washington, and an employee at a Portland, Oregon-area school. Neither had recently traveled overseas or had any known close contact with a traveler or an infected person. UConn recalls 88 study abroad students from Italy The University of Connecticut suspended its study aboard program in Italy on Saturday and notified its 88 students there to return to the U.S. immediately. UConn said on its website that it was responding to new guidance by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which issued a Warning Level 3 on Friday that recommends Americans avoid all non-essential travel to China, South Korea, Italy and Iran because of the coronavirus outbreaks..  UConn said its students in Italy would be provided online and remote learning opportunities in the U.S. to allow them to complete their academic requirements.  The emergence of the San Jose, California, patient "indicates that there is evidence of community transmission but the extent is still not clear,” said Dr. Sara Cody, Health Officer for Santa Clara County and Director of the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department.  "This case does signal to us that it's now time to shift how we respond to the novel coronavirus," she said." https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/29/coronavirus-outbreak-live-updates-oregon-case-italy-level-3-california/4904296002/