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The deadly coronavirus could cause ‘severe’ disruptions in the US, a CDC official warned Tuesday. Is it too late to stop the pandemic? "Disruption to everyday life may be severe" and impact schools and jobs, said Nancy Messonnier, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's immunization chief. Other experts are also warning that avoiding a pandemic is “very unlikely” at this point. Ref. USAToday.
More than 500 coronavirus cases confirmed in the United States as death toll rises to 21. All but three of the deaths have been in Washington state; two were in Florida; one in California. There are now more than 109,000 confirmed cases worldwide and more than 3,800 deaths. Ref. USAToday.
President Trump suspends travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days to limit coronavirus spread. In only his second formal Oval Office speech to the nation Wednesday night, Trump suspended travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days to limit the spread of coronavirus. The announcement comes hours after the World Health Organization formally declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic as the global death toll rose above 4,300. Confirmed cases in the U.S. Have crept past 1,000. Ref. USAToday.
Deal reached on emergency coronavirus package after days of negotiations between lawmakers, Trump administration, Pelosi announces. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent days negotiating the deal as pressure mounted for the government to come up with a way to ease fears over the spread of the deadly coronavirus, which has halted many parts of public life, forced the closure of schools and sent markets into a plunge. Ref. USAToday.
Coronavirus: 16 states close all schools, US death toll hits 50. The latest news on the coronavirus outbreak, the US response and what you need to know. Ref. USAToday.