MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER IN HUNTSVILLE: EMPLOYEE HAS CORONAVIRUS

"The status of the center will be updated regularly and communicated to all employees."

Person who traveled internationally.

Nasa administrator jim bridenstine announced that all nasa centers as of today are encouraging employees to work remotely.

This after, marshall space flight center confirmed that one of its employees tested positive for coronavirus.

Lynden blake joins us at the space and rocket center where she's learning more about the case and its impact on employees?

I reached out to alabama public health department today, to see if the marshall space flight center case is the same case out of limestone county.

Dr. karen landers told me they can't confirm that, they only report counties where a person is from, but they do trace the person, who tests positive for coronavirus.

Jennifer stanfield with marshall space flight center public affairs told me, employees are encouraged to look online to stay up to date on what the center is doing to protect workers from coronavirus.

We have a link on waay tv dot com.

In addition to the space center, red stone arsenal is making changes because of the coronavirus being in north alabama, those changes include, guards no longer physically handling access cards, plus the suspension of recreational badges, extra curricular activities and religious services.

With the disease finally in north alabama, madison resident ethan lynch says he isn't shocked.

"not really, i think there was already cases here, we just havent tested enough for them, so other than maybe buying a little bit of extra food at the grocery store just in case, i'm not doing anything terribly different, probably not hugging friends every time i see them or anything."

Lynch says he's prepared to work from home if he needs too.

At marshall space flight center director, jody singer, said in a statement gfx" the center is moving into "stage 3" of the agency's response framework.

That means that access to the center will now be restricted to quote " mission-essential personnel only."

Marshall has not released any additional information about the individual.

Reporting live in huntsville -