Monday 16 March 2020: Philadelphia has ordered all nonessential businesses and government operations to close by Monday afternoon as the city grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Jim Kenney said the closures should happen by Monday at 5 p.m. The closures are expected to last through at least March 27, though that time may be extended. The city now has nine diagnosed cases of the new coronavirus, health officials said at a Monday afternoon news conference. COVID19 series Resa speaks with doctors in the USA and Europe to understand the preparation and current work environments in 3 hospitals each in a different major city. Dr. Eva Niyibizi is an Emergency physician and Internal Medicine specialist and Trauma specialist in Geneva Switzerland. *She diagnosed the first patient case of COVID19 in the city. Dr. Jamie Garfield is a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician at the Temple Lung Center in Philadelphia PA, USA. Dr. Segun Olusanya is an Intensive Care resident physician in a Cardiac Hospital in London.