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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.
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.
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.”
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.
3:54 p.m. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced three additional deaths in the state.
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.
2 p.m. Olympics official says Games to be postponed until 2021.
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10:33 a.m. U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams is first congressman hospitalized from coronavirus.
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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.
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