California’s Orange County Declares Local Health Emergency Over New Coronavirus

In this Feb. 22, 2020, file photo, a police officer stands guard by the Fairview Development Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., after if was announced that the center may be used to house coronavirus patients. Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP

Orange County, California, declared a local health emergency on Feb. 26 in response to the new coronavirus but said there are no confirmed cases in the county.

Orange County Health Officer Nichole Quick said at a press conference that the global outbreak of the coronavirus “is a rapidly evolving situation.”