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This is Coronavirus 411, the latest COVID-19 info… Just the facts… for Wednesday March 18th, 2020.   Over 1,000 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the U.S. yesterday, bringing the total to over 6,000 with more than 110 fatalities. West Virginia and The U.S. Virgin Islands confirm their first cases of the virus. Kansas has closed schools for the remainder of the school year. California will likely follow suit. Sonoma County joined 7 other Northern California counties in requiring residents to shelter in place, bringing the total to 8 million. New York City is considering a similar action.  The FDA is stressing that there are NO food shortages and Americans should only buy enough food for the week ahead. The White House submitted an additional 45.8 billion in emergency funding to Congress on top of the 8.3 billion Congress approved earlier this month. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin relayed, that tax payments up to 1 million dollars can be deferred for 90 days. The Secretary also said, the White House is talking with Congress about sending checks to U.S. citizens to cushion the economic blow of the virus.  As global cases near 200,000, a number of restrictions are being put in place to control the spread. All non-essential travel to the European Union has been banned for 30 days. Australia has declared a “Human biosecurity emergency”, which include a “do not travel” alert. Belgium residents are asked to stay home and limit contact with others. The Philippines have declared a “state of calamity” for 6 months, this will open up emergency funding. U.S./Canada border crossing limits are expected.    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.