Latest coronavirus news: CDC issues non-essential travel notices to countries | Virginia decides to close schools
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6:23 p.m. The CDC has issued travel notices to avoid all non-essential travel to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Japan, Israel, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey due to COVID-19 coronavirus.
5:26 p.m. A Phoenix man reportedly has died and his wife reportedly is in critical condition after self-medicating with chloroquine phosphate to treat COVID-19 coronavirus.
Phoenix man dies, wife in critical condition after self-medicating to treat coronavirus with a Chloroquine additive https://t.co/eICn3GKjl1 #CNN #CNNBREAKINGNEWS #CBSNEWS
— (@GroffSwintMedia)Mar 23 2020
5:06 p.m. Florida governor to sign executive order mandating 14-day isolation period for anyone traveling from New York or New Jersey to the Sunshine State.
BREAKING: @GovRonDeSantis will sign an executive order that anybody traveling from New York or New Jersey to Florida will have to do a mandatory 14-day self-isolation.
— (@Ry_Bass)Mar 23 2020
4:56 p.m. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the public Monday night to "stay at home" for all but a few exceptions and ordered shops that don't sell essential goods to shut down as he ramped up restrictions imposed by the U.K. government in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
In an address to the nation from 10 Downing Street, Johnson said it was critical to prevent the virus from spreading between households and that police would be authorized to break up gatherings of more than two people in public during what he termed a “national emergency.”
BREAK: @BorisJohnson announces limits on people leaving their homes. Only 4 reasons you should do so: -Shopping for basic necessities -One form of exercise a day -medical need, to provide care or to help a vulnerable person -Travelling to and from work #coronavirus #COVID19
— (@joepike)Mar 23 2020
4:33 p.m. Just in: Markets fall again.
4:23 p.m. Virginia governor decides to close schools.
4:11 p.m. Tennessee has confirmed 615 cases of COVID-19 in the state.
The #COVID19 case count for Tennessee is now 615 as of March 23, including two deaths. Improvements in our tracking process has changed figures for some counties so their numbers are lower than those in yesterday’s report. For more information, go to: https://t.co/Pwof6IANuV
— (@TNDeptofHealth)Mar 23 2020
3:54 p.m. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced three additional deaths in the state.
3 more Illinois #coronavirus deaths announced; Pritzker also details medical equipment shortages #CoronavirusPandemic https://t.co/qKfPml3BOt
— (@KristenZambo)Mar 23 2020
3:53 p.m. A White House Correspondents Association member reportedly has a suspected case of the coronavirus and was at the White House as recently as March 18.
White House Correspondents Association president @jonkarl emails members: "We have been informed that one of our colleagues has a suspected case of COVID-19. The individual was at the White House on March 9, 11, 16 and 18."
— (@oliverdarcy)Mar 23 2020
2 p.m. Olympics official says Games to be postponed until 2021.
2 p.m.
Procedural vote still open. But Democrats again block Senate from beginning debate on coronavirus bill. 41 Dems have voted nay. They need 60 yeas to begin debate
— (@ChadPergram)Mar 23 2020
1:10 p.m.
. @EsperDoD says he expects an impact on military readiness if the scale and scope of COVID-19 continues.
— (@LeeHudson_)Mar 23 2020
1:02 p.m.
BREAKING NEWS: @NC_Governor ordered that ALL North Carolina PUBLIC SCHOOLS must stay closed until May 15th. Tune into @WRAL right now.
— (@WRALMikaya)Mar 23 2020
11:11 a.m.
NEW: New York has 20,875 positive cases of COVID-19, Cuomo says.
— (@DanClarkReports)Mar 23 2020
11:07 a.m.
#BREAKING: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issues "stay at home" order for Michigan, effective at midnight https://t.co/Rxk1VfZUQc
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) March 23, 2020
11:02 a.m.
NASA / KSC confirms: An employee has tested positive for #coronavirus, though officials believe they contracted it after teleworking had already begun. The center is still at Stage 3 (mandatory telework, mission-essential work only). https://t.co/Px2Bc5wivy
— (@EmreKelly)Mar 23 2020
10:58 a.m.
#BREAKING: The # of #COVID19 cases in #Florida increased by 166. #FL now has 1,171 cases total. - 1,096 positive FL residents - 75 positive non-FL residents @HealthyFla reports another person has died from the #coronavirus in FL. Total # of deaths is 14 @10NewsWTSP
— (@AngelinaWTSP)Mar 23 2020
10:36 a.m.
My husband has coronavirus. I love him & not being able to be by his side is one of the hardest things about this disease. So many are going through this & much worse. I pray for him & you & meanwhile I will do all I can to get help to the American people.https://t.co/fqQU6tA29r pic.twitter.com/SjyfdQxe1R
— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) March 23, 2020
10:33 a.m. U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams is first congressman hospitalized from coronavirus.
10:10 a.m.
#BREAKING: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issuing a Stay-at-Home order until April 7. All non-essential businesses must close. #WBZ pic.twitter.com/RcWGyrvj6h
— Brad Tatum (@BradTatum) March 23, 2020
9:17 a.m.
*GE AVIATION TO CUT ABOUT 10% OF TOTAL U.S. WORKFORCE $GE $BA
— (@caetuscap)Mar 23 2020
8:22 a.m. Federal Reserve to lend up to $300 billion to businesses, cities. In a series of sweeping steps, the U.S. Federal Reserve will lend to small and large businesses and local governments as well as extend its bond-buying programs.
7:53 a.m.
We will be guided by the wishes of Prime Minister Abe of Japan, a great friend of the United States and a man who has done a magnificent job on the Olympic Venue, as to attending the Olympic Games in Japan. He will make the proper decision!
— (@realDonaldTrump)Mar 23 2020
7:02 a.m.
Reuters: 'WE HAVE TO COME TO A STAGE WHERE WE CANNOT HELP BUT CONSIDER THINGS INCLUDING POSTPONEMENT' -JAPAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESIDENT YAMASHITA
— (@Rover829)Mar 23 2020
5:33 a.m.
Side B of the vacation @alferdez so we slept last night + 1000 compatriots in full coronavirus outbreak @LATAM_ARG @LATAM_CHI does not give us solutions and we cancel flights. We are at the airport from Saturday noon. We also can't go out
— (@NazaLavign)Mar 23 2020
3:42 a.m.
#BREAKING - Boeing South Carolina confirms the first case of coronavirus at its plant in North Charleston. The teammate is now in quarantine and receiving treatment. Employees in close contact are being told to remain home to self-quarantine. #chsnews #scnews #COVID19
— (@KyleLive5)Mar 23 2020
