WASHINGTON The State Division was notified on Wednesday of its first confirmed coronavirus case in Washington, D.C., because the lethal outbreak spreads.

"Employees who work within the impacted space have been directed by supervisors, in coordination with the Bureau of Medical Providers, to take the mandatory precautions. As well as, the Bureau of Medical Providers is working carefully with D.C. Public Well being for coordination of contact tracing and care," a State Division spokesperson informed CNBC.

The spokesperson added that the house, which is positioned in one in all a number of buildings that make up the State Division complicated within the metropolis's Foggy Backside neighborhood, was "intentionally and professionally disinfected" on Thursday and that the realm could be prepared for occupancy on Friday.

On Thursday, the State Division issued a degree four warning to U.S. residents to not journey internationally and...