LATEST: New York state now has 421 confirmed cases of coronavirus, the highest in the country, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says. That total includes 154 people in New York City.
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A man in a surgical mask walks through Manhattan's Broadway Theatre district after Broadway shows announced they will cancel performances due to the coronavirus outbreak in New York, March 12, 2020.Italy saw 250 more fatalities from the coronavirus in just 24 hours, the Italian Civil Protection Authorities said Friday.
But the Democratic National Committee said changing its primary to June 20 violates the committee's"rule on timing" since all contests must be held before June 9, and any violation of the rules could result in a delegate penalty. The DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee will review the change, a DNC spokesperson said.Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said Friday that he has coronavirus.
California's two largest school districts, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the San Diego Unified School District, will close their doors on Monday to try to stop the spread of COVID-19.Philadelphia schools will close from March 16 through March 27.Meanwhile, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced he will close his state's public schools, saying the"risks outweigh the good.
A pedestrian wears a face mask during the coronavirus outbreak while crossing West 34th Street in New York City, March 12, 2020.World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said,"Europe has now become the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China."
Workers in protective suits wait for people to arrive by car as Governor Andrew Cuomo opens the State's First Drive Through COVID-19 Mobile Testing Center at Glen Island Park, in New Rochelle, New York on March 13, 2020.The center will test up to 200 people on Friday and that number could reach 500 per day, the governor said.
The Rotunda at the U.S. Capitol is empty after the last tour group has passed through, March 12, 2020, in Washington. The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center suspended all public tours until the end of March due to COVID-19."On March 3, I met in my D.C. office with Santiago Abascal, the leader of the Vox Party in Spain. We met for about 20 minutes, sitting together at a conference table. We shook hands twice and took pictures together," Cruz said in a statement Friday.
After spring break next week, students will learn through"distance learning" the rest of the month, the mayor said.7:34 a.m.: Australian official tests positive after meeting with Ivanka Trump
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