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WATCH: NY Gov. Cuomo: “I am telling you, this [state] government cannot meet this crisis without the resources and capacity of the federal government … We need their help, especially on the hospital capacity issue. We need FEMA.”pic.twitter.com/JT6fAhalCV
WATCH: Gov. Cuomo: "It is a frightening time on every level" but "we will get through this much time. Understand what we're dealing with, understand the pressures that we're feeling -- but we will get through this much time."pic.twitter.com/XSbx7Eum27
Several attendees of the Winter Party Festival, a weeklong LGBTQ event in Miami that ended March 10, have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to festival organizers.https://nbcnews.to/39ZbxbI
NEW: Maryland Gov. Hogan announces that he's postponing his state's primary that was scheduled for April 28 to June 2.https://nbcnews.to/3b6KNq2
LIVE: NBC News Special Report: White House coronavirus task force briefing.https://www.pscp.tv/w/1djGXQXwvXdJZ
VP Pence: "We would urge construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 masks to your local hospital and forego additional orders of those industrial masks."pic.twitter.com/GqqGokZANU
NEW: Treasury Sec. Mnuchin says White House is “looking at sending checks to Americans immediately … I mean now, in the next two weeks.” When asked how much would be in the checks, Mnuchin says he’ll be previewing that with Republicans.pic.twitter.com/ksxWZxI3iA
President Trump tells @kwelkernbc that he could invoke the Defense Production Act, if necessary, but hopes it doesn't come to that: "It's a very big step, and if we need that step, we'll take it."
Photos of a young woman telling her grandfather about her engagement through the window of a care home under lockdown have highlighted the impact coronavirus is having on families.https://nbcnews.to/2ISxq0p
Maryland delaying primary election, but special election to replace the late Rep. Cummings will continue as mail-in only.https://nbcnews.to/2QnGdeZ
Marriott International Inc., which employs more than 175,000 people worldwide, has started to furlough what it expects will be tens of thousands of those workers as its properties close.https://nbcnews.to/2UftyM5
The US currently has an estimated 160,000 ventilators, far short of the 740,000 it would need in a "severe" pandemic like the Spanish flu of 1918, according to a study by the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins.https://nbcnews.to/2WhoeL0
LIVE: North Carolina Gov. Cooper holds coronavirus briefing.https://www.pscp.tv/w/1YqKDEbbVreGV
NEW: More than 5,000 people in the US have tested positive for the coronavirus.https://nbcnews.to/2TV97VT
Some US states have begun to change their primary dates due to coronavirus; others are not changing their dates. You can check our updated primary calendar here if you're wondering about a state and voting date.https://nbcnews.to/2Uh4WCC
LIVE: NYC Mayor de Blasio provides coronavirus updates.https://www.pscp.tv/w/1vOxwopRwDDxB
New York City Mayor de Blasio says there are discussions occurring regarding a potential shelter-in-place order for the city; says he expects to make a decision in the next 48 hours.pic.twitter.com/a5eAtOsZ0e
Businesses across the US say some customers are feeding a self-fulfilling prophecy of artificial gun shortages, buying up firearms for protection because they’re afraid others will empty the shelves first.https://nbcnews.to/3b27lrO
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