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Despite news out of Hong Kong that a dog had tested positive, scientists are still unsure whether that animal had simply come into contact with something that had the virus on it and so a test had come up positive when the dog was not truly infected but simply had the virus on its surface. Although some types of coronavirus can affect animals, COVID-19 is not easily transferable to animals, scientists say. ... Read More

Palm Beach County reported three new cases, including two that stemmed from domestic travel and one from an unknown source, bringing its total to five. Miami-Dade County reported six cases, including five from an unknown source and one related to travel to Europe, bringing its total to eight. ... Read More

Derek Dombrowski, manager of corporate communications at JetBlue, issued a statement Thursday about the flight. “Last night’s event put our crewmembers, customers, and federal and local officials in an unsettling situation that could have easily been avoided, and as such, this customer will not be permitted to fly on JetBlue in the future.” ... Read More

“We are reaching out to our guests to help them work through this disruption to their vacations, and we are truly sorry for their inconvenience,” the company said in a news release. “We are also communicating with our crew to work out the issues this decision presents for them. We know this adds great stress to our guests, employees and crew, and we are working to minimize the disruption.” ... Read More

Florida was not the first to close its schools. Twelve other states — Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, New Mexico, Michigan, Virginia and West Virginia, among others — have taken similar action, as have large urban districts including Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, Seattle and Washington, D.C. ... Read More

An election worker wears gloves while processing early voting ballots at the Broward County Supervisor Of Elections Office in Lauderhill on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Elections Supervisor Peter Antonacci said gloves were part of the ballot-handling protocol before emergence of novel coronavirus.(Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel) ... Read More

The incident could mark a sudden end to Gillum’s political star — which shone brightly for many Democrats even after he lost the 2018 election for governor. Since the loss of the governor’s race, he’d maintained his political activities in Florida, largely through an effort to engage voters and increase voter registration, and had widely been expected to run for office again. ... Read More

The district began investigating the allegations in October. Boca Middle’s principal, Peter Slack, reported that parents were complaining about Oyer’s comments, which students and parents found “offensive, insulting or embarrassing,” according to the district. ... Read More

Jana Harrelson, left, Ronny Young, and Karla Weston, right, all of Port St. Joe, Florida, disembark from the Caribbean Princess at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday. The cruise ship was been given federal permission to dock in Florida after testing of two crew members cleared them of the new coronavirus and U.S. health officials lifted a “no sail” order. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)(Joe Cavaretta/AP) ... Read More

The announcement comes on the heels of Disney parks being closed in Asia. Shanghai Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland have been out of operation since late January, and the two theme parks at Tokyo Disney resort have been shuttered since Feb. 29. On Thursday, Disneyland and Disneyland Paris were added to that list. By the end of Thursday night, so was Disney World, which means every Disney theme park on the planet will be shut down. ... Read More