In total, China has had 81,439 reported COVID-19 cases and 3,300 deaths.
9:00 pm: Trump won't seek quarantine on NY, NJ, CTon New York, New Jersey and certain parts of Connecticut, after floating the idea earlier in the day as way to contain the coronavirus from spreading out of hot spots where the disease has taken a particularly heavy toll.
Trump said he decided a quarantine wasn't necessary after consulting with the White House task force and the governors of the three states. He has asked the Centers for Disease Control to issue a strong travel advisory, which will be administered by the governors in consultation with the federal government. —New York Gov.
Cuomo, in an interview with CNN, said that preventing people from moving in and out of the tri-state would amount to aCuomo suggested he could sue if the administration did follow through. "I've sued the federal government a number of times over the years. I do not believe it's going to come to that on this," he said. —
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