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Trump declares coronavirus a national emergency, freeing $50 bln in funds 13 Mar 2020 - 10:44 pm
US President Donald Trump introduces National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci as Vice President Mike Pence looks on after Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency during a news conference in the Rose
10 times faster coronavirus test gets emergency US approval 13 Mar 2020 - 12:34 pm
Medical workers at Kaiser Permanente French Campus test a patient for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at a drive-thru testing facility in San Francisco, California on March 12, 2020. / AFP / Josh Edelson
Canada PM working from home as wife tested for COVID-19 13 Mar 2020 - 10:45 am
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau leave Rideau Hall after asking Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament, and mark the start of a federal election campaign in Canada, in Ottawa, Ontario,
PM Johnson warns Britons: more loved ones are going to die from coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a news conference addressing the government's response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London on March 12, 2020. AFP pool / Simon Dawson
What happens if Trump declares coronavirus an emergency? 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
US President Donald Trump. (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)
Brazilian who met Trump has virus; no plans to test Trump 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
Chief of the Secretariat of Social Communication Fabio Wajngarten mutes the microphone for Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, during a Flag Day ceremony at the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil November 19, 2019. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino
New York bans gatherings of more than 500 on coronavirus fears 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
A building worker uses a snowblower to clear sidewalks in the Financial District in Manhattan, New York on December 2, 2019. Scott Heins / Getty Images / AFP
Georgia moves closer to major overhaul of HIV criminal law 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
Reuters file photo / Eric Gaillard
US Capitol closed to the public as coronavirus hits Congress 12 Mar 2020 - 09:53 pm
In this file photo taken on December 17, 2018 the US Capitol is seen in Washington DC. AFP / Saul Loeb
Trump hopes travel ties to China and Europe can be restored very quickly 12 Mar 2020 - 06:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the news media during a meeting with bankers on COVID-19 coronavirus response, inside the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Trump suspends travel from Europe to the United States to fight coronavirus, UK exempted 12 Mar 2020 - 09:40 am
US President Donald Trump addresses the Nation from the Oval Office about the widening novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Washington, DC on March 11, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Doug Mills
Staffer in U.S. senator's office tests positive for coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 09:08 am
FILE PHOTO: Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) arrives as the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Argentina, Colombia announce isolation of travelers from virus-hit countries 11 Mar 2020 - 04:53 pm
A passenger wearing a protective mask checks a flights timetable at Milan's Linate airport on March 11, 2020, a day after Italy imposed unprecedented national restrictions on its 60 million people Tuesday to control the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP
US may see blood shortages as coronavirus cancels office blood drives 11 Mar 2020 - 02:08 pm
File photo: A volunteer donates blood during the international blood donation day in Nice, France, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
Passengers plod off coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in face masks in California 11 Mar 2020 - 02:02 pm
Passengers from the Princess Cruises Grand Princess cruise ship board a charter plane at Oakland International Airport on March 10, 2020 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan / AFP
After testing delays, US coronavirus cases surge past 1,000 11 Mar 2020 - 01:11 pm
An ambulance arrives at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Redmond
Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states 11 Mar 2020 - 12:37 pm
Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden walks out after speaking at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 10, 2020. / AFP / Mandel Ngan
Panama records Central America's first coronavirus death 11 Mar 2020 - 12:28 pm
Panama's Health Minister Rosario Turner speaks during a news conference to announce the country's first death from the coronavirus, in Panama City, Panama March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erick Marciscano

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