Efforts to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has resulted in changes, cancellations and postponements of events throughout Chautauqua County.

The new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness including pneumonia.

The following is a list of events that have been impacted:

¯ The city of Jamestown has canceled its annual “Turn the River Green for St. Patrick’s Day” event, scheduled for Saturday at the Riverwalk in Jamestown.

“We feel it is not advisable to hold this event, which draws a very large crowd, due to the governor’s ban on events larger than 500 people,” city officials said. “We sincerely appreciate your help in spreading the word that it has been canceled.”

¯ The Community Music Project Chorale, which was scheduled to begin on Monday at Southwestern Central School, has been postponed until further notice. More information will be posted at cmpchorale.org, and emails will be set to registered members.

¯ The Salamanca City Central School District announced it will cancel all large group events, as well as out-of-state travel. An FRC robotics competition and All Band concert were among the events either canceled or postponed.

¯ Heritage Ministries announced visitors will be limited at all of its locations throughout the county. David Smeltzer, Heritage president and CEO, stressed that while the county has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, Heritage — which serves over 1,200 seniors in their independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing communities — was taking precautions.

Visitors are being limited at all Heritage communities, and any individuals, including vendors and employees are being screened daily before entering a Heritage building. Those who exhibit any symptoms, have recently traveled or have been near anyone ill with symptoms are not currently being granted entrance.

¯ The Seneca Nation issued a travel restriction for all officials and employees in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to a decision issued by Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong Sr., nation officials and employees of the Nation’s entities and subsidiaries are restricted to travel within the eight counties of Western New York until further notice.

“As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continues to grow in the United States, particularly in New York State, and as response measures intensify, it is important that we take every possible precaution to protect the Seneca people and our community,” Armstrong said. “As of this morning, I have made the decision to restrict travel outside of the eight counties of Western New York for personnel of all Seneca Nation departments, entities, and enterprises until further notice. In addition, we have taken steps to implement enhanced cleaning and sanitization procedures in all Nation-owned facilities, in order to ensure that we are maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our people, our employees, and our guests.”

¯ The Gowanda Central School District said it will cancel all school-sponsored travel outside Western New York, based upon the guidance of the Erie County health commissioner. The travel ban applies to all students and staff and will continue through April 9.

¯ Visitation hours at Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center will be limited to the following until further notice: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Visitors must be at least 17 years of age.

The visitation hours and age restriction are in effect for all patient care units including obstetrics. Exceptions will be made for those visiting patients receiving end-of-life care.

“These measures are being put in place out of an abundance of caution to protect patients and staff and are part of our overall preparedness plan to defend against COVID-19,” said Gail Bagazzoli, chief nursing officer, Upper Allegheny Health System. “Anyone feeling ill for any reason should not come to the hospital to visit patients. If you are coming to be seen in the ED as a patient, and you have a cough, difficulty breathing and a fever, please put a mask on. Masks are provided when you enter the emergency department. We will continue to monitor the coronavirus and make changes as necessary to protect patients and staff.”

¯ The Western New York Maker Expo and RoboRAVE has been postponed due to safety precautions surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) until next year.

¯ The Wage Board hearing for farm laborers in New York state, scheduled for today at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse has been postponed. A new date will be announced as soon as the hearing is rescheduled.