President Trump announced that the federal government would suspend both evictions and foreclosures as the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen.

The suspension will last until the end of April, the president explained at Wednesday's daily coronavirus press briefing.

"Today, I'm also announcing that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing immediate relief to renters and homeowners by suspending all foreclosures and evictions until the end of April," the president said. "So we're working very closely with Dr. Ben Carson and everybody from HUD.

"Every generation of Americans has been called to make shared sacrifices for the good of the nation," Trump added. "In World War II, young people in their teenage years volunteered to fight. They wanted to fight so badly because they love our country. Workers refused to go home and slept on factory floors to keep assembly lines running."

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There have been confirmed coronavirus cases in all 50 states. More than 6,500 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus as of Wednesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins.