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Coronavirus Update for 3/10/2020

The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 119 countries (up 6 from yesterday) and territories around the world and 1 international conveyance (the Diamond Princess cruise ship harbored in Yokohama, Japan).


As of March 11, 2020 at 01:02 GMT, there have been 975 confirmed cases (up 371 or 56% from yesterday) and 30 deaths due to coronavirus COVID-19 in the United States.



Coronavirus sparks total lockdown in Italy and alarm in the US as cases rise globally

ITALY:  The drastic measures include blanket travel restrictions, a ban on all public events, the closures of schools and public spaces such as movie theaters, and the suspension of religious services including funerals or weddings.




COVID-19 infections in U.S. may be much higher, new estimates show

By March 1, 2020, between 1,043 and 9,484 people in the U.S. may have already been infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus, far more than the number that had been publicly reported, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study.


National guard deployed to New York coronavirus hotspot

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the deployment of the National Guard to New Rochelle, and the establishment of a containment zone.

The New York City suburb in Westchester County is the site of the largest cluster of coronavirus cases in the state, centred on a local synagogue.
The one mile wide containment zone will be put in place on 12 March and last until 25 March, during which schools, community centres and houses of worship in the zone will be closed. Grocery stores will remain open.



'We are 10 days away from the hospitals getting creamed,' warns former homeland security adviser

We are 10 days from the hospitals getting creamed,” Tom Bossert, who was Trump’s homeland security adviser until he was ousted in 2018, told NBC News. Bossert was never replaced, and Trump eliminated the national security council jobs related to disease outbreaks...If we fail to take action, we will watch our health-care system be overwhelmed.”



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