Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates March 18, 2020

Daily Mail: Surgeon General says 15 days of lockdown 'won't be enough' to stop the coronavirus spread but pleads with Americans to 'pitch in' and do their part to stay indoors now to make sure we don't become Italy

* Surgeon General Jerome Adams said on Wednesday the 15 days recommended by Trump likely is not enough
* In order to avoid the US becoming Italy - which now has 31,000 cases - he said people must act now
* He is urging Americans to stay at home where they can and to practice social distancing to flatten the curve
* As of Wednesday morning, there were more than 7,000 cases of coronvirus in the US and 121 had died
* Adams said the situation would be 'reassessed' in 15 days time and that it was possible to make a difference
* Trump, meanwhile, referred to the virus on Wednesday again as the 'Chinese Virus' - a phrase which is enraging world dignitaries
* The economy has been plunged into a recession with tens of thousands of people already losing work
* Trump has announced a stimulus plan which includes a $1k a month check for Americans - but some experts say far more is needed
* There is now an urgent need for ventilators, surgical masks and hospital beds across the country
* Local politicians like New York Mayor Bill de Blasio are calling on Trump to mobilize the military to help

The Surgeon General warned on Wednesday that it could take longer than 15 days to slow the spread of coronavirus but that Americans must 'pitch in' and do their part now to stay home and self-isolate if they want the deadly disease to die.

Jerome Adams appeared on Today to make the plea, a day after President Trump issued a 15-day set of guidelines to people to work from home where possible and practice social distancing.

Millions have heeded the advice and are avoiding going out. Some, like in cities where the pandemic spreading the quickest, are calling for harsher action, like a two-week national shutdown to force people indoors.

On Tuesday, startling new data revealed that as many as 2million Americans may die if no further action is taken but that making people self-isolate now for 18 months could cut that figure to 200,000.

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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates March 18, 2020

US coronavirus live: Trump closing Canada border for 'non-essential traffic' -- The Guardian
Trump, Canada's Trudeau agree on importance of maintaining trade: White House -- Reuters
US-Canada border to close amid virus crisis -- BBC
US and Canada to close border to non-essential traffic -- The Guardian
Coronavirus map of the US: latest cases state by state -- The Guardian
Coronavirus hits all 50 US states as death toll rises -- BBC
Trump says he will invoke wartime act to fight 'enemy' coronavirus -- Reuters
Donald Trump says he's a 'wartime president' as he uses special defense powers to ramp up medical equipment production to tackle 'unseen enemy' -- Daily Mail
Trump invokes Defense Production Act as coronavirus response -- The Hill
Trump taps powers to boost virus response; Senate OKs bill -- AP
Donald Trump says 20 per cent unemployment is 'an absolute, total, worst case scenario' as his Treasury Secretary pledges it will NOT reach 1935 levels and checks for all could be as much as $2,000 each -- Daily Mail
U.S. worried coronavirus could hit young adults: White House official -- Reuters
Trump to remove migrants who cross U.S.-Mexico border illegally due to coronavirus -- Reuters
Sick staff fueled outbreak in Seattle-area care centers -- AP
Treasury proposal: Deliver $500B to Americans starting April -- AP
Trump invokes emergency authority; Big 3 automakers closing -- AP
Get a grip, Bill! Cuomo blasts 'panic and fear' being created by calls for a total NYC lockdown to fight coronavirus in veiled attack on De Blasio - but says a huge hospital ship will be sent to the city -- Daily Mail
New York City may issue 'shelter-in-place' order in fight against coronavirus -- France 24
Billionaire Bill Ackman says 'America will end as we know it' unless Trump shuts entire country down NOW for 30 days - rather than 'a gradual roll-out that is scaring people and bankrupting the economy, starting with hotels and restaurants' -- Daily Mail
America interrupted: Stark satellite photos reveal how the coronavirus has emptied airports, parking lots and landmarks across the nation as the outbreak intensifies -- Daily Mail

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