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At a Glance Travelers returning to the U.S. waited hours to clear customs and a medical screening.

Spain, France, Italy and Lebanon are largely shut down.

Trump was tested for coronavirus and results came back negative.

Several states have ordered restaurants to close for dine-in customers. Bars were closed, too.

11 more states announced they are closing schools.

Millions of Americans began a new week Sunday facing a vastly different world where the new coronavirus has affected nearly every aspect of their lives.

Every state except West Virginia has confirmed cases of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, and the numbers jump dramatically as more tests are made available.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated their recommendations to increase social distancing, Sunday night, by saying that gatherings of 50 people or more should be canceled or postponed throughout the U.S. for the next eight weeks, noting that schools and some businesses may be exempt from this recommendation.

Schools are closed in at least 30 states and in many districts in other states. Companies are asking employees to work from home. Churches, temples and mosques have canceled services. Grocery stores have reduced hours to allow more time for cleaning and restocking stripped shelves. Bars and restaurants were ordered to close. Hours-long lines await U.S. travelers returning home.

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In a dramatic move, the Federal Reserve cut a key benchmark interest rate to zero on Sunday evening. The move is aimed at keeping money flowing by making borrowing as cheap as possible for households and businesses in the U.S., the Washington Post reported.

More than 160,000 people have been sickened by COVID-19 worldwide and more than 6,000 have died, as of Sunday afternoon, according to the Johns Hopkins coronavirus dashboard . At least 3,200 have tested positive in the U.S., where there have been at least 62 deaths in 12 states.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough and shortness of breath. Health officials say most people infected will have mild sickness, but the elderly and those with underlying health issues are at higher risk of severe illness.

Latest Developments

United States:

-At least 11 more states on Sunday announced schools are closing because of the coronavirus. They were Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, South Carolina and Vermont.

-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced New York City schools will close Monday, and schools in Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties will close within the next 24 hours.

-Earlier, schools in at least 19 states — Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin — announced plans to shut down. Dozens of districts in other states are also canceling classes, including the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the nation, and the Houston Independent School District.

-Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, said he does support a temporary national lockdown in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. “I would like to see a dramatic diminution of the personal interaction that we see in restaurants and in bars. Whatever it takes to do that, that's what I'd like to see,” he said on CNN's "State of the Union."

-Enhanced screening procedures at airports led to long lines in cramped spaces for thousands of people returning to the United States on Saturday night. People waited four to five hours in lines at airports in Chicago and Dallas to get through customs and a medical screening. Illinois Gov. Gov. J.B. Pritzker tweeted, "The federal government needs to get its s@#t together. NOW." The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said screeners were being added.

-President Donald Trump acknowledged the long lines in a tweet on Sunday saying they were caused by "precise Medical Screenings."

-The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, Mark Morgan, said in a statement, "CBP recognizes that the wait times experienced yesterday were unacceptable. As we work collaboratively to address the spread of COVID-19, some of the resources of our partners are stretched thin. CBP continually adjusts its resources as needed & will continue to do so. ... With this national emergency, there will unfortunately be times of disruption and increased processing times for travelers. CBP is working around the clock to minimize these inconveniences."

-American Airlines announced late Saturday it is reducing international capacity by 75% year over year until May 6. The airline said it also anticipates domestic capacity in April will be reduced by 20% and by 30% in May.

-Georgia became the second state to postpone a presidential primary. The voting set for March 24 has been postponed until May 19 and in-person early voting has been stopped. On Friday, Louisiana became the first state to postpone its presidential primaries because of the coronavirus.

-A Transportation Security Administration officer who works at Orlando International Airport in Florida has become the sixth TSA officer to test positive for the coronavirus. In a statement, TSA said, "The officer is receiving medical care and all TSA employees they have come in contact with over the past 14 days are self-isolated at home." Another TSA officer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and four in San Jose, California, have also tested positive for COVID 19 .

-The White House reported Saturday evening that President Trump tested negative for coronavirus. He was tested Friday night.

-The virus has been confirmed in every state in the U.S. except West Virginia. Washington state has the highest death toll with at least 40 fatalities. People have also died in California, Florida, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, South Dakota and Virginia.

-Nike said it is closing all of its stores in the United States and in Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand from March 16 to 27, Newsweek reported. Nike stores in South Korea, Japan, most of China and in "many other countries" will remain open, the company said.

-Apple is closing all of its stores worldwide outside of China until March 27. Stores in China were previously closed but have reopened.

-California's Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all bars, nightclubs, wineries and brewpubs to close. He said it was not necessary to close restaurants, but they should reduce their capacity by half. Newom also said anyone 65 or older or anyone with a chronic illness should isolate at their homes.

-The governors of Ohio, Illinois and Massachusetts ordered all bars and restaurants in their states to close. Delivery and take-out options would remain available.

-Massachusetts restaurants will only be able to serve take-out or delivery food, and gatherings with groups larger than 25 have been prohibited, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Sunday.

-The District of Columbia on Sunday ordered nightclubs and multi-purpose facilities to close because of the coronavirus. Restaurants and taverns may only serve people at tables for six or fewer and they have to ensure the tables are at least 6 feet apart. Capacity is limited to fewer than 250 people.

-Puerto Rico's Territorial Gov. Wanda Vázquez has instituted a curfew between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. and has ordered the closure of all businesses and nonessential government offices, except for gas stations and those dealing in food, health or finance, AP reported. Takeout restaurants, supermarkets, pharmacies and banks can remain open. But they'll have to close each day at 6 p.m.

-The Academy of Country Music Awards show originally scheduled for April 5 in Las Vegas has been postponed because of the coronavirus. It will be rescheduled for a time and place in September.

-Thousands of passengers were allowed to leave a cruise ship in Miami Sunday without undergoing medical screening even though a passenger who had left the ship earlier tested positive for COVID-19 , the Miami Herald reported. The passenger got off the MSC Meraviglia in Miami on March 8 after an eight-day Caribbean cruise. More than 100 passengers from that cruise remained onboard for the next trip, the Herald reported. The Public Health Agency of Canada informed MSC Cruises that the former passenger had tested positive. MSC told the Herald that U.S. health authorities cleared it to dock Sunday and disembark passengers as normal.

-Officials for Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach announced Sunday both cities are closing their beaches in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Sun Sentinel reported. In addition, all restaurants and bars in Fort Lauderdale will close at 10 p.m., Mayor Dean Trantalis said.

Worldwide:

-Spain has declared a two-week state of emergency and ordered a countrywide lockdown. People will be allowed to leave their homes only to buy food and medicine, commute to work, go to medical centers and banks, or take trips related to the care for the elderly, the young, and dependents, AP reported. Those limitations are effective immediately.

-Spanish health authorities said deaths from the coronavirus more than doubled in 24 hours from 136 on Saturday to 288 on Sunday. Total infections approached 8,000.

-Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz urged Austrians to self-isolate as he banned public gatherings completely and put further limits on who can enter the country. Sports grounds, playgrounds and other public meeting places will be closed completely.

-Italy prohibited passengers from taking ferries to the island of Sardinia and also banned overnight train trips.

-Italy’s Civil Protection chief Angelo Borrelli said Sunday that the total number of people with the new coronavirus was 24,747. The number of deaths increased by 368 to 1,809.

-The United Kingdom's Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that people over 70 will be asked to self-isolate "in the coming weeks." He said the government next week will publish an emergency bill that will "give the government the temporary powers we will need to help everyone get through this."

-The Vatican has closed its Easter masses and Holy Week events to the public. The closings also affect Palm Sunday events on April 5.

-France announced Saturday it is shutting down all bars, restaurants, cafes and nonessential shops, the AP reported.

-Lebanon closed its airport, borders and ports, and told residents to stay in their homes, late Sunday, according to CNN.

-More than 12,700 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Iran, where at least 611 people have died. It's the third largest outbreak worldwide behind China and Italy.

-Germany announced Sunday it is restricting border crossings to cargo transports and commuters who cross the border for work.

-Kenya has blocked travelers from "any country with reported coronavirus cases," according to a press release from Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's office. The government also is closing all of Kenya's schools and urging workers to work from home.

-Ireland ordered all pubs and bars to close until at least March 29.

-Royal Caribbean announced passengers from two of its ships tested positive for the coronavirus while docked at international ports. "Two guests aboard the Silver Shadow have been medically disembarked in Recife, Brazil, and one has tested positive for COVID-19. One guest aboard the Silver Explorer has been medically disembarked in Castro, Chile, also testing positive for the virus," the statement said. It added that passengers still on the ships were asked to remain in their cabins.

-The Netherlands announced a lockdown that will close most schools and child care facilities, restaurants, cafes, gyms and sporting clubs. It is set to last until April 6.

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