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March 10, 2020, 1:22 p.m. ET

 

 

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U.S. nursing homes were told to halt most visits, a New York City suburb now has a “containment zone” and more schools around the world closed, as governments struggle to slow the virus.

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The Food and Drug Administration said that it would stop routine inspections of food, drugs and medical devices overseas through April, citing the worldwide spread of the coronavirus.

 

Here’s what you need to know:

• Nursing homes should bar most family and friend visits, the industry says.
• New York creates a “containment zone” in New Rochelle.
• As the virus hits Europe, a variety of strategies are used to slow the spread.
• From a port in California to Columbia University in New York City, a sense of crisis grows in the U.S.
• Trump pitches a tax cut to a skeptical Congress.
• Coachella organizers are in talks to postpone the festival to avoid canceling.
• On the Iran-Iraq border, friends are kept at arm’s length.

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Cuomo orders coronavirus containment zone in New York state; major colleges close classrooms as virus spreads

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Coronavirus updates: Suburban New York community to enact 'containment' area, close schools