With the exponential growth of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) showing no signs of abatement as numbers of infected continue to rise, people are feeling the urgency to prepare. This week California declared a state of emergency after announcing its first death from the virus, with Los Angeles County and the City of L.A. declaring the same shortly after. Beverly Hills now stands ready for local action if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends it .
Worldwide there are almost 96,000 cases of infection and nearly 3,300 dead from the virus, with clusters of infected continuing to balloon across the globe.
