House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday afternoon that the Capitol should not shut down over the novel coronavirus.

“No. No, no no, no. Do you understand no?” she told reporters as she entered her office.

“At this time, there is no reason to do so. But it’s not my decision. It’s a security and health decision to be made," Pelosi added.

She said she will meet with a number of committee chairs Monday evening after the House votes to discuss a range of policy options Democrats are pushing for to respond to economic impacts of coronavirus.

She said the US government should have a “coordinated, science and evidence-based approach to all of this that meets the needs of America’s families.”