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Officials with the Douglas County Health Department say an Omaha woman confirmed with the coronavirus Friday experienced symptoms prior to traveling.

And with no other link to a confirmed COVID-19 case, the woman in her 60s is considered the first case in Nebraska caused by so-called community spread.

At a news conference Saturday evening in Omaha, Gov. Pete Ricketts reiterated that a second confirmed community-spread case in Douglas County would trigger moves to close schools for an extended period and limit gatherings to no more than 50 people.

Already, several school districts, colleges and universities have canceled in-person classes, some churches have called off services and businesses have taken steps to allow employees to work at home.

Health officials reminded people to wash their hands, to stay home if they are sick, to not touch their face and to maintain what is becoming well-known as social distancing as the best ways to prevent the spread of the virus.

Ricketts reiterated that everyone should have two weeks of food on hand in the event they need to be quarantined.