— Here are the latest updates on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in North Carolina and across the globe:

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President Donald Trump and members of Congress have agreed on a $2 trillion relief package that will send payments to most Americans, expand unemployment benefits and help small businesses.

At least 589 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus. Two deaths have been reported in the state.

The city of Durham and Mecklenburg and Pitt counties have issued stay-at-home orders for their residents. Wake and Orange counties will issue similar orders on Thursday.

All schools statewide are closed through May 15. Online learning and teaching is in place.

Gatherings of 50 or more people have been banned in North Carolina, effectively closing movie theaters, gyms and fitness clubs, bowling alleys and sweepstakes parlors. Barbershops, salons and some other businesses also are closed by executive order.

Businesses that remain open are encouraged to take the temperatures of all employees and customers before allowing them inside.

The State Department has warned all U.S. citizens not to travel internationally.

The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed one year, to summer 2021.

A toll-free Hope Line has been established for older adults experiencing isolation from social distancing. Call 1-866-578-4673 or 1-866-578-HOPE.

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Wednesday, March 25

11: 11 p.m.: Surry County announced its first COVID-19 case. Officials there said the person is doing well and is in isolation at their home. That brings the number of cases in North Carolina to 589.

11:08 p.m.: Johns Hopkins University's tally shows the U.S. death toll from coronavirus has surpassed 1,000.

10:37 p.m.: Durham County Department of Social Services says it will eliminate all face-to-fact contact during the coronavirus outbreak. They will continue to provide services via telephone and email. ePass clients are able to pick up applications at the self-service station on the first floor of the Human Services building and utilize designated phones to call workers with questions. You can reach them at 919-560-8000.

9:18 p.m.: President Trump has approved North Carolina's disaster declaration, the White House announced. Federal assistance has been ordered "to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the coronavirus disease." The request was submitted Monday by Gov. Roy Cooper.

9:15 p.m.: Mount Olive Center, a 150-bed rehabilitation center, said a former patient has tested positive for COVID-19. Officials said the patient is no longer in the facility and staff are working to "minimize any additional cases at our center."

8:40 p.m.: UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and other UNC leaders sent a letter out Wednesday concerning racism toward Chinese, Chinese American and Asian people across the country and locally during the coronavirus outbreak. The memo reads, in part:

"Members of our own community have encountered these types of comments as well. As a University, we oppose and denounce all prejudice. This behavior is inconsistent with Carolina’s values, which are to celebrate and embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion and their benefits, as well as to care for one another and provide for each other’s well-being."

Guskiewicz also encouraged anyone who has experienced harassment or discriminatory treatment to contact the UNC Equal Opportunity and Compliance Office. You can click here to read more of the memo.

7:40 p.m.: Orange County's planned stay-at-home order to limit the spread of the coronavirus will take effect at 6 p.m. Friday, officials said. It will run through April 30, but officials said they could rescind or extend it at any time.

7:30 p.m.: Wake County reports 11 more coronavirus cases, while Durham County has 10 more coronavirus cases, and New Hanover County has four new cases.

7:10 p.m.: Defense Secretary Mark Esper has signed an order freezing the movements of all U.S. troops overseas for 60 days due to the coronavirus pandemic, CNN reports. The order will affect 90,000 scheduled deployments, including both troops scheduled to return home and troops scheduled to deploy overseas.

6:45 p.m.: Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, said the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 will continue to rise in the coming days because those people were likely infected before the nationwide push on "social distancing" as a means to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

6:10 p.m.: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says people should have checks deposited directly into their bank accounts within three weeks after the virus-related stimulus package is signed into law. People without accounts will receive checks in the mail.

Unemployment benefits will be expanded as part of the package, Mnuchin said. He dismissed criticism that the $600 checks would encourage some people to quit their jobs.

"We're going to take care of the American worker. We're going to take care of the companies that fuel this economy," President Donald Trump said.

6 p.m.: President Donald Trump says the $2 trillion virus-related economic stimulus package working its way through Congress includes $45 billion for disaster relief and $27 billion to replenish the nation's strategic stockpile with masks and other supplies and $16 billion to purchase protective equipment for health care providers.

If the House passes the measure that the Senate approved early Wednesday, he said he would immediately sign it.

5:35 p.m.: The state Department of Health and Human Services will temporarily increase Medicaid payments rates to long-term care providers and facilities to support them in caring for Medicaid beneficiaries at high risk of serious illness from the new coronavirus. Medicaid will also temporarily increase rates to behavioral health, intellectual and developmental disability and specialized therapy providers for vulnerable children and adults in outpatient and residential settings.

4:40 p.m.: Fayetteville officials have delayed the start of paid parking downtown until this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak. The program was set to start April 1.

"We understand this is a difficult time. We support the downtown businesses, residents and visitors. Being flexible is the right thing to do," City Manager Doug Hewett said in a statement.

4:30 p.m.: Doctors statewide have joined hospitals in calling on Gov. Roy Cooper to issue a statewide stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

The North Carolina Medical Society sent a letter to Cooper asking for more stringent restrictions over a two-week period, allowing public health officials a chance to gauge its impact and make any needed changes.

"We are acutely aware of the impact such an order will have on our state from an economic perspective and seriously weighed those considerations before making this request,” Dr. Palmer Edwards, president of the Medical Society, said in a statement. “As health care professionals, however, we felt it our duty to urge stronger protections for the public and our colleagues on the front lines in this pandemic.”

4:05 p.m.: N.C. State, Wake Tech and Durham Tech all are donating medical supplies and protective gear for health care providers to area hospitals.

Supplies gathered from several Wake Tech and Durham Tech health-related programs include thousands of masks, gowns, gloves, protective eyewear and hand sanitizer.

4 p.m.: Stocks end higher a day after a historic rally, but gains faded on signs a multi-trillion-dollar coronavirus aid bill could be delayed. The S&P 500 index rose just 1 percent.

3:45 p.m.: A worker at the Harris Teeter in north Raleigh's Wakefield community has tested positive for the new coronavirus, a spokesperson for the supermarket chain confirmed. The worker is under the care of a physician.

"Upon learning of the case, we worked closely with local or state regulatory agencies, followed all sanitation and cleaning procedures and communicated with and supported our valued store team. We will continue to follow guidance from local, state and federal agencies, including the CDC and other health organizations," a statement from the chain says.

3:30 p.m.: Dare County has become the 59th county in North Carolina with a coronavirus case. The state has at least 557 cases total.

3:05 p.m.: Orange County officials, in coordination with Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough officials, are drafting a stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. No date for when the order would take effect was announced.

3 p.m.: State Treasurer Dale Folwell has tested positive for the coronavirus. He is in isolation at home.

"After a recent, long-planned trip with my son, I returned early to Raleigh on Monday, March 16, for three days to address the growing volatility and downturn in the financial market, and its impact on the state pension plan’s $100 billion in investments. As many who know me can attest, I have a perennial cough that I believe is a reaction to my tendency to stutter as a child. Upon my return to work, I experienced what I thought was my seasonal reaction to spring pollen which has always severely accentuated my cough," Folwell said in a statement.

"Obviously, I was aware of the COVID-19 pandemic, so I monitored my temperature and saw no increase through the weekend, even as my cough seemed to worsen. After consulting with a physician, I was tested on the afternoon of Monday, March 23, and was informed late last night of a positive result."

2:40 p.m.: Eleven Wake County Sheriff's Office staffers – five deputies, five detention officers and one telecommunicator – have been asked to quarantine themselves for two weeks. All 11 have reported flu-like symptoms or have spouses in quarantine after possibly encountering someone with COVID-19 while working in the health care industry, according to the sheriff's office.

None of the 11 has shown signs of the illness, and they are being monitored by their own physicians.

2:15 p.m.: Twenty-nine people are hospitalized in North Carolina with COVID-19, the illness associated with the new coronavirus, according to Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services.

2:15 p.m.: Gov. Roy Cooper said he wants North Carolinians to stay at home during the pandemic, but he isn't issuing a statewide order to that effect yet. He said he understands Durham and other locales are issuing such orders because they need to respond to local needs.

Cooper said he and other state officials are working on additional restrictions for the state.

2:05 p.m.: The World Health Organization recommends that states and nations implement a system to find every suspected case of coronavirus at a community level.

North Carolina is following guidance from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to limit testing to high-risk groups, health care workers and people in long-term care facilities. Others who experience COVID-19 symptoms are urged to stay at home and check with their personal health care providers.

1:55 p.m.: The College Board will replace in-person Advanced Placement exams this spring with 45-minute online tests that can be taken at home on a smartphone, a tablet or a computer, officials said. Students without access to the internet or a device can contact the College Board to indicate their needs.

Each AP subject will have two different testing dates so students can choose when they want to take the exam. The dates will be announced by April 3. Any student already registered for an exam can choose to cancel at no charge.

Starting Wednesday, students will have access to free, live and on-demand, mobile-friendly AP review lessons delivered by AP teachers from across the country.

12:30 p.m.: Canada has imposed mandatory self-isolation for people returning to Canada, under the nation's Quarantine Act.

12:10 p.m.: The North Carolina Early Education Coalition, NC Child and the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children have called on state officials to order all child care centers statewide closed and to put emergency relief into place.

"Child care plays a critical role in the immediate response to this crisis and in the coming recovery. Right now, we are asking programs to make excruciating decisions that affect their business, their employees, and the families they serve," Michele Rivest, director of the Early Education Coalition, said in a statement. "Social distancing is not possible or even safe when caring for young children and babies. We need to act now to ensure that child care programs and their employees get the supports they need to stay healthy and safe both during and after this crisis."

11:30 a.m.: Wake County Board of Commissioners Chairman Greg Ford said the county will issue a stay-at-home order Thursday.

"For the past two days, Wake County commissioners and staff from the County Manager’s office have been in close contact with state and local public health officials, leaders from local hospitals and mayors and municipal managers from each of Wake County’s 15 towns and cities. We are also having crucial conversations with our local business community. County staff have been working with urgency on a draft declaration based on that input," Ford said in an email.

Wake County has reported 73 coronavirus cases.

11:25 a.m.: Carolina Ballet has canceled the remainder of its spring season at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts because of the coronavirus outbreak. Planned April performances of "Macbeth" and May performances of "Cinderella" will be carried over into the fall season.

11:20 a.m.: Fort Bragg officials will raise the Health Protection Condition on post to HPCON Charlie at noon. The heightened condition reflects the growing number of coronavirus cases in North Carolina, nationwide and in other countries with U.S. Army bases, officials said.

Because of the move, Womack Army Medical Center is prohibiting all visitors, although women in labor will be allowed one support person, officials said.

11:15 a.m.: North Carolina has reported the first deaths from the coronavirus. A 70-plus-year-old Cabarrus County resident and a 60-plus-year-old person from Virginia who was traveling through North Carolina died on Tuesday of complications from COVID-19, the illness associated with the virus.

11 a.m.: Durham Mayor Steve Schewel has issued a stay-at-home order for local residents amid the coronavirus outbreak. He said Durham County officials are working on a similar order.

"If we're going to stop the spread of the virus, this is our window," Schewel said. "The earlier we act, the better our chances of success in reducing this virus and in saving lives.

Durham County has 74 coronavirus cases so far. The order takes effect at 6 p.m. Thursday and runs through the end of April.

10:15 a.m.: Three more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Chatham County, bringing the total there to six.

9:45 a.m.: Starbucks will give away free tall iced or hot coffees to first and frontline COVID-19 responders until May 3 in an effort to show thanks. Those eligible include police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, nurses, hospital and medical staff and medical researchers. Since indoor dining is closed in North Carolina, service is drive-thru only.

9:30 a.m.: To help protect its employees, Publix has announced plans to install plexiglass shields, NBC Charlotte reports. The grocery chain, which operates 1,200 locations, said the partitions will be seen at all registers within the next two weeks.

9:15 a.m. A website offering an interactive map to measure social distancing provides a scoreboard for each state and county to see how much of an impact their social distancing efforts have made.

North Carolina received a "B" overall, and Wake County received an "A," indicating that many people are listening to health officials and staying home.

9 a.m.: Duke University Hospital has joined the first national effort to test a potential therapy for COVID-19. The drug trial is testing Remdsivir for its potential to treat the illness associated with the new coronavirus. Potential participants will undergo a baseline physical examination and must have significant symptoms, like difficulty breathing.

8:30 a.m.: Liberty University, a Christian school in Virginia, is reopening despite health officials' warnings. The dorms and dining halls are reopening, and students from across the county and world are returning to campus. Most classes have been moved online, and the university's president said the school is taking the proper precautions.

"We've become an apartment complex. That's all we are," said President Jerry Falwell, Jr. "We're not operating as a school."

8 a.m.: Spain has surpassed China in the overall number of coronavirus deaths. It's now only second to Italy.

7 a.m.: The U.S. saw its deadliest day in the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, with at least 163 people dying due to virus complications, bringing the total past 700. In North Carolina, at least 492 people have tested positive. Last week at this time, there were only 64 cases in the state.

6:45 a.m.: Prince Charles tested positive for coronavirus and has mild symptoms, according to officials from the U.K. He is 71 years old and the heir to the British throne.

6:30 a.m.: A huge act of kindness could save lives at UNC Health. Boone-based Samaritan's Purse is donating 10,000 masks to the hospital system to address a shortage.

5 a.m.: A California teenager whose death was linked to the coronavirus may be one of the youngest victims of the outbreak in the United States. If the cause of death is confirmed as the coronavirus, it would be the first known instance of a minor dying from it in the United States.

4:30 a.m.: Businesses and companies say thousands of blood drives planned at workplaces and during events have been canceled because of the coronavirus.

The Blood Connection is hosting several blood drives this week and are asking people to donate to avoid a blood shortage. On Wednesday, blood drives will be held at Bond Brothers Brewing in downtown Cary and at Morgan Street Food Hall in downtown Raleigh. On Thursday, there will be a blood drive at PNC Arena. Find details on the The Blood Connection's website, donate.thebloodconnection.org.

According to the CDC and the FDA, the coronavirus cannot be contracted through blood transfusions. Staff will use masks and gloves and keep donors at a distance from each other to protect everyone.

1 a.m.: The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced agreement overnight on an unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The economic rescue package would give direct payments to most Americans, expand unemployment benefits and provide a $367 billion program for small businesses to keep making payroll while workers are forced to stay home.

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