Coronavirus news, updates and information for 03-12-2020 COVID-19 AM Alert

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This is Coronavirus 4-1-1, the latest Coronavirus info.  Just the facts for Thursday March 12th, 2020. The World Health Organization has officially declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic, which means “the worldwide spread of a new disease”.  NBC News reports that the attending physician of Congress and the Supreme Court, told senate staff that he expects 70 million to 150 million in the U.S. will contract the virus.  Of those, 80% will be fine.  President Trump announced that all travel from Europe to the U.S. will be suspended for 30 days.  The European Commission condemned the move, noting ““The coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action”.  The restrictions impact 26 countries and “did not appear to be tied to the severity of outbreaks in individual countries”, reports the New York Times.

The NBA has suspended the season after a player for the Utah Jazz tested positive, the NCAA will close all tournament basketball games to fans.  Actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have tested positive for the virus while traveling in Australia.  Six more states report their first cases, bringing the total number in the U.S. to 1,323 in 44 states and the District of Columbia.  There have been 38 deaths, the majority in Washington State.  Global case total, 127,749.

The locations of U.S. and country diagnoses in a moment.

There have been 1323 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 44 states and the District of Columbia.Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota and Wyoming all report their first cases.  Known active locations, with 10 or more cases, are as follows: Washington 335, New York 216, California 201, Massachusetts 95,  Texas and Colorado 33, Georgia 31, Florida 26, Illinois 25, Nebraska and New Jersey 23, Oregon 20, Pennsylvania 16, Iowa 14, Maryland and Louisiana 13, Indiana 11, District of Columbia and South Carolina 10.

Global cases outside of China with 20 or more cases: Italy 12,462, Iran 10,075, Republic of Korea 7,869,  France 2,284, Spain 2,277, Germany 2,078, Switzerland 652, Japan 639, Norway 632, Netherlands 503, Sweden 500, United Kingdom 459, Belgium 314, Austria 302, Qatar 262, Bahrain 195, Singapore 178, Malaysia 149, Australia 128, Israel 127, Canada 117, Greece 99, Czech Republic 94, Iceland 85, Kuwait 80, United Arab Emirates 74, India 73, Iraq 71, Thailand 70, San Marino 69, Egypt 67, Lebanon 61, Finland and Portugal 59, Slovenia 57, Brazil and Philippines 52, Romania 49, Poland 47, Saudi Arabia 45, Ireland 43, Vietnam 39, Indonesia 38, Russian Federation 28, Algeria and Georgia 24, Chile 23, Cosa Rica 22, Pakistan 20.  Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jamaica all reported their first cases.

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