NEW: Treasury Sec. Mnuchin says $300 billion in tax payments will now be deferred. He encourages those who can file taxes to do so, so those eligible for refunds can receive them.
12:01 p.m.: Law enforcement scales back across US
In Brooklyn, New York, prosecutors said they'll"immediately decline to prosecute low-level offenses that don’t jeopardize public safety.”A TSA officer at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has tested positive for COVID-19.From digital band practice to PE, Georgia teachers, students try first day of tele-schooling
Passengers wear protective suits, amid the outbreak of coronavirus, at Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong, China March 17, 2020.In New York state -- home to 19.5 million people -- all schools are closed for two weeks. The governor then got personal, opening up at his news conference about how difficult it is to not see and hug his own daughter during this time of"chaos."Subway passengers space out their seating during a during rush hour on a subway, March 17, 2020 in New York City. The subway is normally crowded but many people are staying home out of concern for the spread of coronavirus.
Six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area are moving forward with isolation procedures, ordering residents to shelter in place for non-essential activities.Two pedestrians cross an empty street, on March 16, 2020 in San Francisco.An empty tapioca milk tea store is seen on Irving Street prior to the citywide shelter in place order, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, in San Francisco.
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