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US coronavirus death toll crosses 1,000
3 hrs ago
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Patients wear personal protective equipment while maintaining
social distancing as they wait in line for a COVID-19 test at
Elmhurst Hospital Center, March 25, 2020, in New York.
There
are more than 470,000 diagnosed cases of the new respiratory
illness, known officially as COVID-19, spanning every continent
except Antarctica,
according to data compiled
by
the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins
University.
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With
more than 68,500 diagnosed cases, the United States has the
third-highest national total behind Italy
and China.
The virus has rapidly spread across every U.S. state as well as
Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, killing at least 1,031 people.
Today's
biggest developments:
- US death toll surges past 1,000
- Prince Charles tests positive
- Italy's death toll reaches 7,503
- Stimulus plan 'terrible' for New York, Cuomo says
- Senators and White House clinch deal on stimulus package
Here's
how the news is developing today. All times Eastern. Please refresh
this page for updates.
11 p.m.: Thune self-isolating as a precaution
South
Dakota Sen. John Thune, the Senate GOP whip, woke up not feeling
well, according to his communications director, Ryan Wrasse, and
although he wasn’t advised to take a COVID-19 test, he is
returning to his home state "out of an abundance of caution."
He
will also miss voting in the Senate due to him leaving.
Thune,
59, was elected to the Senate in 2004.
10:35 p.m.: US death toll crosses 1,000
The
U.S. death toll crossed the grim mark of 1,000 on Wednesday night,
according to Johns Hopkins University.
The
death toll now stands at 1,031. The most deaths have come in New
York state, with 366, well ahead of Washington state, with 133.
The
U.S. has also had at least 68,572 confirmed cases.
9:48 p.m.: LDS to close all temples
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it is closing
all temples temporarily.
"After
careful and prayerful consideration, and with a desire to be
responsible global citizens, we have decided to suspend all temple
activity Churchwide at the end of the day on March 25, 2020. This
is a temporary adjustment, and we look forward to the day when the
temples will reopen," the church said in a statement.
There
are about 6.6 million members in the U.S. and 81 temples, according
to the LDS church.
8:10 p.m.: 1st person tests positive at Pentagon
A
U.S. Marine stationed at the Pentagon has tested positive for
coronavirus, the first Pentagon employee to do so.
The
Marine is now in isolation at his home and his workspace has been
cleaned.
Normally
23,000 people work at the Pentagon, but only 6,000 had been coming
in with telework becoming the norm. That number has now been
lowered further following Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s
additional restrictions.
7:07 p.m.: White House says 432,000 tests conducted
Vice
President Mike Pence and White House health officials said the U.S.
has conducted 432,000 coronavirus tests since the outbreak began.
This
number doesn't include tests done by private labs and hospitals,
according to Pence. Dr. Deborah Brix, the White House's coronavirus
task force coordinator, said they are working to get more
conducted.
"I
think we are close to working through the testing backlog,” she
said at Wednesday's White House briefing.
Dr.
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases, warned that the U.S. could see another
cycle of the virus. He noted that countries in the Southern
Hemisphere are seeing cases and it could go into their winter
seasons
"It
emphasizes the need to do what we are doing in developing a
vaccine, testing it quickly, and trying to get it ready so we will
have a vaccine available for that next cycle,” he said at the
briefing.
6:40 p.m.: Colorado issues stay-at-home order
Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis announced an emergency stay-at-home order that
will go into effect Thursday morning.
Nineteen
people in the state have died from COVID-19 among 1,086 diagnosed
cases.
"Now
is the time to stay at home," Polis said at a news conference.
The
order provides exemptions for people working in critical businesses
and will remain in effect until April 11.
6:15 p.m.: New York City cases rise to nearly 18,000
The
number of coronavirus cases in New York City reached 17,856
Wednesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.
This
represents 54% of the cases in New York state and 32% of all cases
in the country. De Blasio cautioned against statements from the
president that the economy could open up by Easter and noted that
April statistics would be worse than March.
"[It]
does not apply to anything we’re seeing in New York City,” the
mayor said of the Easter goal.
De
Blasio added he anticipated that that half of the city's residents
could be infected.
De
Blasio said the city is working to curb the number of cases by
enforcing stricter rules on close contact. After receiving reports
of people playing basketball in several playgrounds, the mayor
ordered park officials to remove hoops from 80 basketball courts.
There
are 1,700 courts throughout the city and de Blasio warned he would
close more if people didn't follow social-distancing guidelines.
4:55 p.m.: At least 50,000 Americans stuck overseas
Despite
9,300 Americans having already been returned to the U.S., there are
at
least 50,000 American citizens who are still stranded overseas
by sudden border closures and canceled flights, according to the
State Department.
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Castillo/AP
Travelers wait for a charter flight coordinated by the U.S. embassy
at the La Aurora airport in Guatemala City, Tuesday, March 24,
2020. MORE:
Americans still stranded overseas by coronavirus travel bans are
frustrated, confused
At
least 4,000 Americans are left in Peru, between 5,000 and 6,000 are
stuck in Ecuador and several thousand are stranded in Honduras,
according to Ian Brownlee, the head of the State Department's
repatriation task force.
There
will be 66 more chartered flights carrying 9,000 people over the
next nine days, said Brownlee.
3:37
p.m.: Apple donating millions of masks
Apple
has sourced 10 million masks to donate to the U.S., as well as
millions "more for the hardest hit regions in Europe,"
CEO Tim Cook tweeted.
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