Multiple local media sources have stories about how the Hudson Valley is preparing for the arrival of the covid-19, coronavirus. Diane Pineiro-Zucker reports in the Daily Freeman that four Ulster County residents in self-imposed quarantines after returning from China still have no symptoms of covid-19, and are stepping outside. They never showed signs of the illness, and Ulster County Health Commissioner Dr. Carol Smith said they "weren't high risk to begin with." That came a day after a New York City resident became the first confirmed case of the coronavirus reported in New York State. Daniel Axelrod in the Times Herald-Record reports that Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan will host an emergency preparedness exercise March 3. And a resort in Ulster County is trying to keep everyone's hands clean. “I just got back from a trip to Vegas, and I was telling our staff that, `Per capita, I think we have more hand sanitizer than anywhere on the (Vegas) Strip,′ ” said Andrew Chafatelli, chief operating officer of Rocking Horse Ranch in Highland. Bethany Bump reports in the Times Union that New York counties can mandate 14-day quarantines with individuals monitored daily for symptoms. So far, Albany County has put 29 people from 22 households under quarantine, according to county health commissioner Elizabeth Whalen, who said four remained sheltered-in-place as of March 2. Rensselaer County also currently has at least three people under quarantine. Columbia County Public Health Director Jack Mabb said the county has identified several motels where it will out patients if a home quarantine is not appropriate. The New York State Senate voted March 2 for a $40 million emergency funding request from Gov. Andrew Cuomo for more equipment, and staff if there is an outbreak. Cuomo also said the state will run 1,000 tests a day, and set new cleaning protocols for schools and the public transportation system to help stop any potential spread of the virus.