President Trump keeps reiterating that people need to get back to work, or the economy will suffer. However, he appears to have softened his stance slightly, compared to Tuesday, when he said: "We're going to be opening relatively soon... I would love to have the country opened up and just raring to go by Easter."

Now, he says he hopes to have a recommendation on next steps by Easter, adding "it could be sections of our country" that go back to work, as "there are big sections of our country that are little affected". He says some of those going back to work could still practise "social distancing and no hand shaking - they're going to wash their hands more than they've ever done".

"The longer we stay out, the harder it is" to improve the economy, he adds.

The number of coronavirus cases confirmed across the US does vary greatly from state to state - from over 30,000 in New York, to about 30 in North Dakota.

You can see how it is spread in our visual guide here.