Coronavirus updates: Trump to deliver address after WHO declared outbreak a global pandemic
on Wednesday and the director-general criticized some countries for failing to act quickly enough or drastically enough to contain the spread.Italy's premier says all stores except pharmacies and grocery stores are being closed nationwide in response to the country's coronavirus outbreak.
Premier Giuseppe Conte thanked the public for cooperating with the already unprecedented travel and social restrictions that took effect Tuesday. But he said Wednesday night on Facebook Live that Italy must "go another step″ by closing all shops and businesses except for food stores, pharmacies and other shops selling ″essential″ items.
The tighter restrictions on daily life are the government's latest effort to respond to the fast-moving crisis that took Italy's number of cases from three to 12,462 in less than three weeks.5:12 pm: Up to 150 million Americans are expected to contract the coronavirus, congressional doctor sayshe expects 70 million to 150 million people in the United StatesMonahan made the comments to Senate staff during a closed-door meeting Tuesday afternoon, according to NBC News.
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