Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates March 11, 2020

Daily Mail: BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump will address the nation tonight and FINALLY promises 'to use the full power of the federal government' to tackle coronavirus as WHO declares a pandemic and markets plunge

* Trump tweeted repeatedly about the coronavirus response Wednesday
* He announced his team was putting in place a policy to deal with the disease and create a vaccine
* He was expected to speak to reporters Wednesday afternoon
* He called for unity and attacked Democrats saying the disease 'doesn't care what party you are in'
* 'I am fully prepared to use the full power of the Federal Government to deal with our current challenge of the CoronaVirus!'
* People who are infected in the U.S. topped 1,000
* Six lawmakers under self-quarantine
* Dr. Anthony Fauci and others attended meeting at the White House
* Trump said Tuesday at the Capitol of the disease: 'Just stay calm. It will go away'

President Donald Trump launched a vigorous online defense of his coronavirus response Wednesday, as financial markets tanked and and global health officials called the outbreak a full-on pandemic.

Trump issued a call for unity and announced his team was putting in place a policy to deal with the disease and create a vaccine, after meeting with top administration health officials in what a senior Democratic lawmaker said she was told was an 'emergency meeting.

'I am fully prepared to use the full power of the Federal Government to deal with our current challenge of the CoronaVirus!' Trump wrote.

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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S. -- News Updates March 11, 2020

US coronavirus death toll rises to 31 as official warns 'things will get worse' -- The Guardian
HHS Secretary Alex Azar warns the US is still in the 'early stages' of the coronavirus outbreak and tells Americans to brace for 'more aggressive containment efforts' -- Daily Mail
Top health official Fauci says coronavirus outbreak 'going to get worse' -- The Hill
Coronavirus: Troops sent to New York 'containment zone' -- BBC
Washington state and San Francisco ban mass events -- AFP
Big events banned in Seattle, San Fran as virus toll mounts -- AP
U.S. weighs limits on travelers from Europe as coronavirus hits home -- Reuters
True number of US people with coronavirus is MUCH greater than official rate: Scientists release study that claims eight infected people who visited Wuhan could have sickened nearly 10,000 Americans -- Daily Mail
US mistakes helped coronavirus spread ‘beyond nation’s ability to detect it’, public health experts warn -- SCMP
Trump officials cut testimony short at coronavirus hearing -- The Hill
Trump facing hurdles to virus stimulus package -- AFP
DC recommends canceling gatherings over 1,000 people to fight coronavirus -- The Hill