NEW YORK could be shut down by President Donald Trump as the global death toll from coronavirus hit 28,376 and the number of those infected doubled in a week to 617,063.
The city that never sleeps could be quarantined as the virus is now killing one resident every 17 minutes. The home to more than eight million has become the epicentre of the outbreak in the US and since its first case 28 days ago has killed 728 and infected 52,318 - nearly half the US total. Speaking at the White House, Mr Trump said he was thinking about a"short-term, two-week" quarantine.
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