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Customers eat and drink at Schooners, in Bloomington, Sunday, March 3, 2020, after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced that dine-in service would be halted in restaurants and bars across Illinois. (David Proeber/The Pantagraph via AP)

CDC: Coronavirus spread mandates canceling events of 50 people

The U.S. faced mounting pressure Sunday to mimic Europe and stop crowded bars and public spaces as Americans from coast to coast become sick with worry and the new coronavirus that is taxing the nation's hospitals, economy and political leaders at an unprecedented scale.

March 15, 2020
Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is shown in this file photo from Dec. 6, 2018, at the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics at Harvard University. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) ** FILE **

AOC to New Yorkers: Stop jamming into the bars

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged young New Yorkers on Saturday to stop crowding into bars and restaurants amid the coronavirus outbreak because they might be spreading the pathogen even if they feel OK.

March 14, 2020
Health care personnel test a person in the passenger seat of a car for coronavirus at a Kaiser Permanente medical center parking lot in San Francisco, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

HHS spends more on coronavirus testing, appoints a coordinator

The administration said Friday it will expand testing for the new coronavirus by providing over $1 million to companies whose kits can detect the disease in an hour, as President Trump shifted blame for diagnostic fumbles onto his predecessor and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention itself.

March 13, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence, with, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx and administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma, right, speaks to reporters during a briefing on coronavirus in the Brady press briefing room of the White House, Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

White House outlines ways for Washington, California to reduce COVID-19

The White House on Wednesday said Washington state and California should take more drastic steps to thwart the spread of the coronavirus for 30 days, from expanding sick leave for workers to moving church services to video and playing pro and college games behind closed doors.

March 11, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence greets Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, as Pence arrives, Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. Officials are avoiding handshakes due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Mike Pence praises coronavirus fight in Washington state

Vice President Mike Pence flew to the West Coast on Thursday to pledge support to leaders on the front lines of the coronavirus fight, as Congress sent President Trump an $8 billion package to thwart transmission and pursue a vaccine.

March 5, 2020
President Donald Trump with Vice President Mike Pence and White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, speaks during a coronavirus briefing with Airline CEOs in at the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Donald Trump poised to sign $8.3B coronavirus measure

The Senate approved an emergency bill that provides $8 billion for the coronavirus fight Thursday, clearing the way for President Trump's signature as Vice President Mike Pence crisscrossed the country to thank responders and pledge federal support.

March 5, 2020