President Donald Trump offered a plan that may help restore normal business. U.S. stocks jumped on optimism the $2 trillion U.S. stimulus package will blunt the pandemic’s impact.
China, where the outbreak began, will temporarily suspend the entry of foreigners holding valid visas and residence permits starting Saturday.
U.S. Poised to Have World’s Largest Outbreak (5:06 p.m. NY)
The U.S. has at least 80,703 confirmed cases of coronavirus, surpassing Italy and positioning the country to overtake China as the site of the world’s largest outbreak.
The American tally was bolstered by a large jump in New York, which had 6,448 new cases on Thursday, bringing the state’s total cases to 37,258. That accounts for almost half the outbreak nationwide, according to data collected by THEGLOBE.
New Jersey and California also saw large increases in patients, and smaller hot spots in states like Michigan and Illinois began to grow more quickly. Health officials reported 6,153 new cases Thursday, the most in five days, bringing the country’s total to 80,539. The outbreak in mainland China remains the largest globally
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