Maryland, Ohio & Houston Shutter Schools As Coronavirus Panic Intensifies Across US: Live Updates
Summary:
Scott Gottlieb says US can still avoid "Italy-like" outcome
Cuomo closes Broadway, bans all events in NY with over 500 ppl, reduces venue max capacity by 50%
NCAA cancels 'March Madness'
F1 Australia Grand Prix to be held without crowd
Trump Campaign tells employees to work from home through Monday
Maryland & Ohio cancel school
Dr. Fauci appears to endorse European travel ban
Spain, Italy ban short selling
Charles Barkley to self-quarantine
UK reports 2 more deaths
NYC declares state of emergency
Cali bans gatherings with more than 250 ppl
China sending a medical team and equipment to Italy
Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta tests positive for Covid-19
Disney closes park in Anaheim
American Air confirms pilot tested positive for Covid-19
Italy closes Catholic churches
NBA player apologizes for making light of virus
Trudeau and wife to self-quarantine after wife reports flu-like symptoms
France death toll climbs to 61
Houston closes schools until end of the month
Spain death toll climbs to 86
Ohio bans gatherings with more than 100 ppl after confirming 5th case
Gabon, Ghana confirm first cases of the virus
PA. Gov. Tom Wolf shuts down much of Montgomery County
2nd Utah Jazz player tests positive
Slovakia closes all borders, international airports
NJ cutting off nightclub liquor sales after 10pm
Deaths in Italy above 1,000
NHL "pauses" play
MLB will delay start to 2020 season by 2 weeks
Dr. Fauci says test shortage is major government 'failing'
Rick Scott 2nd Senator to self-quarantine over virus
Senate cancels recess, will stay open next week
Reporter claims Gobert was careless in the locker room
Premier league to hold emergency talks Friday as clubs push to suspend play
2020 champions league tournament postponed until next year
US Major League soccer suspends play
Trump says we may need to extend travel ban
Reports claim once again that Merkel is ready to whip out the checkbook
Goldman asks workers in NY to work from home in 'staggered shifts'
EU officials condemned Trump's travel ban
Trump says 'markets are going to be fine'
Spain has approved a β¬2.8 billion rescue package
Olympic torch lit in front of just 100 spectators
La Liga suspends season after Real Madrid player tests positive
3 F1 racers quarantined
Blackstone advises portfolio companies to draw down revolving credit lines
NHL rumored to be planning a league play suspension as playoffs begin
Passenger on JetBlue flight from NY to FLA tests positive for virus
Spanish cabinet being tested for coronavirus
Scandinavia begins shuttering schools
Iran reaches out to 3 million Iranians who may have been infected
Market participants wary of dissipating bond market liquidity
Global deaths pass 4,600
Update (2020ET): The Trump Campaign has asked workers to work from home through Monday.
In other news, Charles Barkley said he plans to self-quarantine after falling ill. He has been tested for the coronavirus, but is awaiting the results.
Update (2000ET): Like we mentioned earlier, Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive, and as sports leagues around the world suspend play, the Premier League is reportedly holding emergency crisis talks on Friday, according to the Independent.
Many of the clubs owners want play to be shut down and disagree with the decision to continue so far. Some are even pushing for the entire season to be voided.
Also: In further bad news for the airline industry, American Air has confirmed that one of its pilots tested positive for the virus. And Disney has just announced a decision to close theme parks in Florida and Paris - rounding out most of its biggest parks around the world. They closed Disney Land in California earlier today.
Update (1930ET): Seattle became the first major US city to shutter its school system last night, and just a few hours ago, Maryland and Ohio announced state-wide shutdowns of their own.
Now, the Houston Independent School District, one of the largest in the US with more than 200,000 students, closes all schools until March 30 due to the outbreak.
At least 17 cases of the virus have been diagnosed in the Houston area, most of them directly related to a group who recently traveled to Egypt.
Across the US, the coronavirus panic is intensifying, as people continue to hoard supplies, even nonessentials like toilet paper, in a blind panic.
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