14:10

Pence is up now. He expresses condolences to the family of the “woman in Washington state who has lost her life to the coronavirus”.

Here’s Governor Inslee’s statement saying the person who died was a man:

Hanna Scott (@HannaKIROFM) BREAKING: First death from Coronavirus in Washington State - awaiting details on patient said to be from King County - @GovInslee statement 👇@KIRORadio #973FM #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/TjlmhRIeBB

Pence commends Trump for his guidance of course and then announces:

Additional travel restrictions on Iran



An increase to the highest level for the advisory that Americans should not travel to specific regions in Italy and South Korea

The state department will co-ordinate screening in those countries of individuals coming to America

Pence then commends the members of his task force for their work and says he has spoken to congressional leaders about a supplementary funding bill for federal agencies and for state and local authorities.

“The average American does not need to go out and buy a mask,” Pence says. But 3M will produce 30m more masks a month nonetheless and availability will be increased.

Risks remain low, Pence says, but Trump’s actions “give evidence to the fact that at his direction we’re going to continue to lead in this effort”.