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This daily live blog will provide the latest updates, news and details of COVID-19 from media outlets and social media sources nationally and around the world.

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4:15 p.m. First coronavirus case confirmed in Niger, a national who recently traveled around west Africa.

4:10 p.m. Bank of America warned investors that the longest U.S. economic expansion on record is now over and that the country has entered a recession amid the widening outbreak of coronavirus.

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1:51 p.m. The Senate is now discussing the amount given to Americans to be two $1200 checks per adult to stimulate economy, some reports say.

1:51 p.m. Italy's coronavirus death toll reportedly exceeds China, with more than 3,400 deaths.

1:48 p.m. Texas Gov. Abbott orders restaurants, bars and gyms to close statewide, according to ABC 7.

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11:22 a.m. Two U.S. congressmen have tested positive for COVID-19.

11:21 a.m. State Department calling for a Do Not Travel advisory for all international travel.

11:16 a.m. Prince Albert II of Monaco tests positive for the coronavirus, according to the Associated Press.

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