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| Trump considering travel restrictions to California and Washington state – live | Trump considering travel restrictions to California and Washington state – live |
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| Possible US travel restrictions would follow Europe ban; meanwhile photo shows Trump next to Bolsonaro aide who tested positive | Possible US travel restrictions would follow Europe ban; meanwhile photo shows Trump next to Bolsonaro aide who tested positive |
| Here are some latest state-by-state developments: | |
| And in New York state: | |
| The Guardian’s Vivian Ho reports from California: | |
| Governor Gavin Newsom is recommending that everyone cancel or postpone all gatherings of 250 people or more until at least the end of March to slow the spread of coronavirus. | |
| His recommendation Wednesday night followed San Francisco and Santa Clara County fully banning all gatherings of 1,000 or more. | |
| The state recommendation also called for venues that do not allow social distancing of six feet per person to cancel or postpone events. As of Wednesday morning, California had 177 positive cases of coronavirus and three deaths. | |
| New York governor Andrew Cuomo is also about to announce the closing of Broadway shows in New York city. | New York governor Andrew Cuomo is also about to announce the closing of Broadway shows in New York city. |
| Theatre industry meetings were underway earlier and it’s now about to be official, Broadway theatre, the famous “Great White Way” of lights and razzle dazzle and world-leading drama and musicals, will go dark for several weeks. | Theatre industry meetings were underway earlier and it’s now about to be official, Broadway theatre, the famous “Great White Way” of lights and razzle dazzle and world-leading drama and musicals, will go dark for several weeks. |
| The Guardian’s Adrian Horton reports: | The Guardian’s Adrian Horton reports: |
| New York’s Broadway theatres have become the latest mass entertainment venues to temporarily shut down for coronavirus. | New York’s Broadway theatres have become the latest mass entertainment venues to temporarily shut down for coronavirus. |
| State governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to suspend shows as part of new regulations to prevent public gatherings over 500 people. Carnegie Hall, one of New York’s premier concert venues, will also suspend performances through 31 March, and the Metropolitan Museum of New York will close indefinitely from 13 March. | State governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan to suspend shows as part of new regulations to prevent public gatherings over 500 people. Carnegie Hall, one of New York’s premier concert venues, will also suspend performances through 31 March, and the Metropolitan Museum of New York will close indefinitely from 13 March. |
| The decision is a reversal of sorts for Broadway, which seemed to anticipate a financial hit from the virus but have kept tickets on sale. Trade group The Broadway League, who held an emergency closed-door meeting today, previously reassured customers in a statement that “We have significantly increased the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting in all public and backstage areas beyond the standard daily schedule, and we have added alcohol-based sanitizer dispensers for public use in the lobby of every theatre. The League also discouraged anyone experiencing cold or flu symptoms from attending performances. | The decision is a reversal of sorts for Broadway, which seemed to anticipate a financial hit from the virus but have kept tickets on sale. Trade group The Broadway League, who held an emergency closed-door meeting today, previously reassured customers in a statement that “We have significantly increased the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting in all public and backstage areas beyond the standard daily schedule, and we have added alcohol-based sanitizer dispensers for public use in the lobby of every theatre. The League also discouraged anyone experiencing cold or flu symptoms from attending performances. |
| New York governor Andrew Cuomo is about to ban large events. | New York governor Andrew Cuomo is about to ban large events. |
| Last night, Donald Trump gave a speech from the Oval Office about the coronavirus outbreak that was riddled with contradictions, confusing statements, falsehoods - or however one may label false information being delivered by a president to his nation during a public health crisis. | Last night, Donald Trump gave a speech from the Oval Office about the coronavirus outbreak that was riddled with contradictions, confusing statements, falsehoods - or however one may label false information being delivered by a president to his nation during a public health crisis. |
| Joe Biden seized his moment on Thursday afternoon and managed to outperform Donald Trump in the “authoritative” stakes in the space of about 10 minutes at a little podium in Delaware just now. | Joe Biden seized his moment on Thursday afternoon and managed to outperform Donald Trump in the “authoritative” stakes in the space of about 10 minutes at a little podium in Delaware just now. |
| “We will lead with science,” Biden said. A relief to the ears of those desperate for the US to listen to those global experts warning about the climate crisis, let along the coronavirus pandemic. | “We will lead with science,” Biden said. A relief to the ears of those desperate for the US to listen to those global experts warning about the climate crisis, let along the coronavirus pandemic. |
| “We need to surge our capacity, both in prevention and treatment of coronavirus,” Biden said. | “We need to surge our capacity, both in prevention and treatment of coronavirus,” Biden said. |
| “We need to prepare our hospitals for the influx [of patients expected], we have been saying this for weeks.” | “We need to prepare our hospitals for the influx [of patients expected], we have been saying this for weeks.” |
| It is much easier to talk about a public health crisis in the hypothetical, of course, from the position of the opponent rather than the government dealing with it on the front line. | It is much easier to talk about a public health crisis in the hypothetical, of course, from the position of the opponent rather than the government dealing with it on the front line. |
| But the performance of Trump in the last week, from his CDC visit to the Oval Office address, in reassuring and reliably informing the American public has been poor by, surely, almost all standards. | But the performance of Trump in the last week, from his CDC visit to the Oval Office address, in reassuring and reliably informing the American public has been poor by, surely, almost all standards. |
| Biden said federal agencies, private labs and medical manufacturers “should be walking in lock step”, he said, with no effort spared. | Biden said federal agencies, private labs and medical manufacturers “should be walking in lock step”, he said, with no effort spared. |
| “No-one should be hiding the true numbers” in order to serve political needs or the stock markets, he said. | “No-one should be hiding the true numbers” in order to serve political needs or the stock markets, he said. |
| Biden is objectively calm, clear and concise. Not especially charismatic, or, it must be said, presidential as such. But he’s making excellent sense. | Biden is objectively calm, clear and concise. Not especially charismatic, or, it must be said, presidential as such. But he’s making excellent sense. |
| He did not mention Trump in relation to the next sentence but was clearly pointed when he said, on the extent of the outbreak in the US, where there has been minimal testing for coronavirus compared with many other countries: “There must be “no efforts to cover it up.” | He did not mention Trump in relation to the next sentence but was clearly pointed when he said, on the extent of the outbreak in the US, where there has been minimal testing for coronavirus compared with many other countries: “There must be “no efforts to cover it up.” |
| “We have to do everything to beat this challenge sooner rather than later,” he said. Which does sound more authoritative than Trump’s “we will defeat this virus”. | “We have to do everything to beat this challenge sooner rather than later,” he said. Which does sound more authoritative than Trump’s “we will defeat this virus”. |
| He later noted: | He later noted: |
| “It’s a national disgrace that so many of our workers do not have a single day of paid sick leave,” he said. | “It’s a national disgrace that so many of our workers do not have a single day of paid sick leave,” he said. |
| “We should be leading a global response, just like we did with the Ebola crisis,” he said. | “We should be leading a global response, just like we did with the Ebola crisis,” he said. |
| “When I’m president the response will be better...we will lead with science. In the difficult days ahead I know this country will summon the spirit needed.” | “When I’m president the response will be better...we will lead with science. In the difficult days ahead I know this country will summon the spirit needed.” |
| Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden is speaking now, follow live at the top of our blog. He’s slamming Donald Trump’s response. | Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden is speaking now, follow live at the top of our blog. He’s slamming Donald Trump’s response. |
| Says we must “rely on science”. The president is often notoriously dismissive of scientific facts, especially those that are not politically expedient for him. | Says we must “rely on science”. The president is often notoriously dismissive of scientific facts, especially those that are not politically expedient for him. |
| Biden thanked “those making sacrifices to protect us.” | Biden thanked “those making sacrifices to protect us.” |
| He accused the Trump administration of “downplaying, being overly dismissive” and spreading confusing information to the public. | He accused the Trump administration of “downplaying, being overly dismissive” and spreading confusing information to the public. |
| Biden said there is no place for xenophobia around the coronavirus. | Biden said there is no place for xenophobia around the coronavirus. |
| “Labeling Covid-19 a foreign virus does not cover for the missteps made by this administration.” | “Labeling Covid-19 a foreign virus does not cover for the missteps made by this administration.” |
| This virus has “laid bare” the shortcomings of the president, he said. | This virus has “laid bare” the shortcomings of the president, he said. |
| Biden also said: “This is going to require a national response. Not just elected leaders and health officials, but all of us.” | Biden also said: “This is going to require a national response. Not just elected leaders and health officials, but all of us.” |
| The former vice-president is running a little late but looks like he’ll get underway in an address from Wilmington, Delaware, moments from now. There’s a live steam at the top of the blog. | The former vice-president is running a little late but looks like he’ll get underway in an address from Wilmington, Delaware, moments from now. There’s a live steam at the top of the blog. |
| We expect Joe Biden, now the Democratic frontrunner for the 2020 nomination, to emerge from the wings soon. | We expect Joe Biden, now the Democratic frontrunner for the 2020 nomination, to emerge from the wings soon. |
| Aides are fiddling with the gear to get the microphones right, and media are assembled and waiting as patiently as journalists on constant rolling deadlines can... | Aides are fiddling with the gear to get the microphones right, and media are assembled and waiting as patiently as journalists on constant rolling deadlines can... |
| America’s top infectious diseases doctor, Anthony Fauci, a key member of the Trump Administration’s task force (headed by VP Mike Pence) on tackling the coronavirus outbreak made a serious admission in Congress this morning. | America’s top infectious diseases doctor, Anthony Fauci, a key member of the Trump Administration’s task force (headed by VP Mike Pence) on tackling the coronavirus outbreak made a serious admission in Congress this morning. |
| FYI we’re waiting for Joe Biden to start talking in Delaware about the virus. | FYI we’re waiting for Joe Biden to start talking in Delaware about the virus. |
| There is alarm on Capitol Hill about the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the outbreak in theUS. | There is alarm on Capitol Hill about the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the outbreak in theUS. |
| The AP writes: | The AP writes: |
| Washington DC, is straining for an ample response to the coronavirus outbreak that is testing the nation’s political and health care systems, the Associated Press writes. | Washington DC, is straining for an ample response to the coronavirus outbreak that is testing the nation’s political and health care systems, the Associated Press writes. |
| The president was talking in the White House moments ago. | The president was talking in the White House moments ago. |
| The president invited press questions while hosting Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office. | The president invited press questions while hosting Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office. |
| The Brazilian government has confirmed that President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications secretary, Fabio Wajngarten, has coronavirus just days after meeting Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the Guardian’s Dom Phillips, in Rio de Janeiro, reports. | The Brazilian government has confirmed that President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications secretary, Fabio Wajngarten, has coronavirus just days after meeting Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the Guardian’s Dom Phillips, in Rio de Janeiro, reports. |
| Confirming a newspaper report, it said: | Confirming a newspaper report, it said: |
| It added: | It added: |
| Wajngarten shared photos of himself with Trump and Mike Pence during the trip, as well as Bolsonaro. The two presidents dined on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. In one video, Wajngarten (wearing glasses) is seen just behind Trump and Bolsonaro. | Wajngarten shared photos of himself with Trump and Mike Pence during the trip, as well as Bolsonaro. The two presidents dined on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. In one video, Wajngarten (wearing glasses) is seen just behind Trump and Bolsonaro. |
| The US government has been informed “so that they can adopt the necessary cautionary measures”, the statement said. Wajngarten is in home quarantine. | The US government has been informed “so that they can adopt the necessary cautionary measures”, the statement said. Wajngarten is in home quarantine. |
| Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in voluntary quarantine after his wife exhibited flu-like symptoms. | Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in voluntary quarantine after his wife exhibited flu-like symptoms. |
| We’ll have a lot of US coronavirus news in this blog today, for a wider sense of what’s going on internationally with the illness and the world’s response, do follow our dedicated global coronavirus live blog, HERE. | We’ll have a lot of US coronavirus news in this blog today, for a wider sense of what’s going on internationally with the illness and the world’s response, do follow our dedicated global coronavirus live blog, HERE. |
| The president is still in an extemporaneous Q & A with pool reporters at the White House and he is now addressing the coronavirus outbreak at its core. | The president is still in an extemporaneous Q & A with pool reporters at the White House and he is now addressing the coronavirus outbreak at its core. |
| Trump is talking about the virus, the election and the markets. | Trump is talking about the virus, the election and the markets. |
| He has just announced a likely further cancelation of 2020 campaign rallies. The recent cancellations by Trump and his Democratic opponents Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have already upended the election campaign this month. | He has just announced a likely further cancelation of 2020 campaign rallies. The recent cancellations by Trump and his Democratic opponents Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have already upended the election campaign this month. |
| Trump mentions that rallies he’s planned to hold in Nevada as part of his election campaign have been canceled and looks like an upcoming one in Florida is off now, too. | Trump mentions that rallies he’s planned to hold in Nevada as part of his election campaign have been canceled and looks like an upcoming one in Florida is off now, too. |
| “We canceled one in Las Vegas, and Reno, we had about three of them in Nevada, and four or five of them that we’re thinking about,” he said. | “We canceled one in Las Vegas, and Reno, we had about three of them in Nevada, and four or five of them that we’re thinking about,” he said. |
| He said there is a rally planned in Tampa, Florida, (March 25) for which tickets have been selling well. | He said there is a rally planned in Tampa, Florida, (March 25) for which tickets have been selling well. |
| “But I think we will probably not do it,” he said. | “But I think we will probably not do it,” he said. |
| And putting it all in context, the president added: | And putting it all in context, the president added: |
| “We need a little separation. Until such time as this [coronavirus] goes away. It’s going to go away,” he reiterated. This is something he’s said frequently in recent days, assuming the virus will fade as the weather warms. | “We need a little separation. Until such time as this [coronavirus] goes away. It’s going to go away,” he reiterated. This is something he’s said frequently in recent days, assuming the virus will fade as the weather warms. |
| “Two months,” he said, without elaborating, but in the context of expecting the virus will peter out in the US in that time frame. | “Two months,” he said, without elaborating, but in the context of expecting the virus will peter out in the US in that time frame. |
| “In the meantime we want to lose as few people as possible. This morning, is it 32?” | “In the meantime we want to lose as few people as possible. This morning, is it 32?” |
| As of this morning the death toll from the virus in the US was 38, but the number of deaths and cases changes sometimes by the hour. | As of this morning the death toll from the virus in the US was 38, but the number of deaths and cases changes sometimes by the hour. |
| Trump points out the death toll in the US is much lower than most other countries so far. | Trump points out the death toll in the US is much lower than most other countries so far. |
| Trump speaking at the White House | Trump speaking at the White House |
| Moments ago he was having one of those off-the-cuff Q & As with pool journalists in the White House, while Donald Trump was meeting Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar. | Moments ago he was having one of those off-the-cuff Q & As with pool journalists in the White House, while Donald Trump was meeting Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar. |
| The president was talking about Elizabeth Warren, oil prices, mentions obliquely the coronavirus isolation zone around the suburban New York community in New Rochelle.... | The president was talking about Elizabeth Warren, oil prices, mentions obliquely the coronavirus isolation zone around the suburban New York community in New Rochelle.... |
| Unclear if he talked more directly about the coronavirus outbreak in the US and he cut off reporters’ shouted questions pretty quickly. | Unclear if he talked more directly about the coronavirus outbreak in the US and he cut off reporters’ shouted questions pretty quickly. |
| He’s still talking. | He’s still talking. |
| No word yet on his response to the fact that the press secretary to Brazil’s leader Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, days after he (Fabio Wajngarten) was pictured next to Trump at Mar-a-Lago. | No word yet on his response to the fact that the press secretary to Brazil’s leader Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, days after he (Fabio Wajngarten) was pictured next to Trump at Mar-a-Lago. |
| Jair Bolsonaro’s communications secretary has tested positive for coronavirus just days after accompanying the Brazilian president on a trip to the US where they met Donald Trump. | Jair Bolsonaro’s communications secretary has tested positive for coronavirus just days after accompanying the Brazilian president on a trip to the US where they met Donald Trump. |
| The two leaders dined together at Mar-a-Lago in Florida last Saturday night and Bolsonaro and ministers who were on the trip are reportedly under observation. | The two leaders dined together at Mar-a-Lago in Florida last Saturday night and Bolsonaro and ministers who were on the trip are reportedly under observation. |
| The news was revealed by Fabio Wajngarten’s wife Sophie on a WhatsApp group of parents at the school their children attend, the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper reported on Thursday. | The news was revealed by Fabio Wajngarten’s wife Sophie on a WhatsApp group of parents at the school their children attend, the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper reported on Thursday. |
| “My husband returned from the trip to Miami yesterday and did the Covid exam which was positive,” she wrote, referring to the novel strain of coronavirus involved in the current outbreak, Covid-19. | “My husband returned from the trip to Miami yesterday and did the Covid exam which was positive,” she wrote, referring to the novel strain of coronavirus involved in the current outbreak, Covid-19. |
| She added that he is “taking all care at home and since his return he has been isolated in a room, following all the quarantine protocol.” | She added that he is “taking all care at home and since his return he has been isolated in a room, following all the quarantine protocol.” |
| Wajngarten had attacked Brazilian media yesterday after reports he had been tested for the virus. “I’m well,” he tweeted. | Wajngarten had attacked Brazilian media yesterday after reports he had been tested for the virus. “I’m well,” he tweeted. |
| During the US trip Wajngarten shared a photo of himself, Trump, US vice-president Mike Pence and Brazilian TV presenter Alvaro Garnero on his Instagram. | During the US trip Wajngarten shared a photo of himself, Trump, US vice-president Mike Pence and Brazilian TV presenter Alvaro Garnero on his Instagram. |
| On Wednesday Bolsonaro once again downplayed the coronavirus crisis. “Other flues kill more than this,” he said. He has also called it “oversized”. | On Wednesday Bolsonaro once again downplayed the coronavirus crisis. “Other flues kill more than this,” he said. He has also called it “oversized”. |
| Donald Trump didn’t warn European leaders before imposing his latest coronavirus-related travel restrictions and announcing it to the world from the Oval Office last night. | Donald Trump didn’t warn European leaders before imposing his latest coronavirus-related travel restrictions and announcing it to the world from the Oval Office last night. |
| The move is reported to have caused uproar in European leadership circles. Here’s Trump on this at the White House moments ago. | The move is reported to have caused uproar in European leadership circles. Here’s Trump on this at the White House moments ago. |
| We’ll definitely do more on this a bit later, but #ICYMI, former secretary of state Madeleine Albright has endorsed Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic party nomination. | We’ll definitely do more on this a bit later, but #ICYMI, former secretary of state Madeleine Albright has endorsed Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic party nomination. |