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Coronavirus latest: nbcnews.to/3a2ftZe

• San Francisco and Bay Area on lockdown; requires people to stay home except for essential needs

• European nations enact countrywide lockdowns

• 180,000+ cases globally; 4,300+ cases in US nbcnews.to/3b6pghc

LATEST: After being delayed by Rep. Gohmert, the US House on Monday night passed a bill containing technical corrections to the coronavirus relief bill, sending it to the Senate to be considered for a vote at some point this week. nbcnews.to/2TVXQEG

Euro 2020 championship postponed over coronavirus, Sweden and Norway's soccer authorities say. nbcnews.to/2ISh1t1

Amazon is not accepting new products to its warehouse service except household staples, medical supplies and other high-demand items through April 5, according to an announcement obtained by @NBCNews. nbcnews.to/2UgvbsS

UPDATE: US Senate Majority Leader McConnell: “It's my intention that the Senate will not adjourn until we have passed significant and bold new steps, above and beyond what the House has passed, to help our strong nation and our strong underlying economy weather this storm.”

NEW: 432 new coronavirus cases in New York, bringing total to 1,374, the highest state total in US, Gov. Cuomo says.

NEW: NY Gov. Cuomo says expert projections show expected peak of coronavirus cases in New York in 45 days.

Cuomo says state will need 55,000-110,000 hospital beds and 18,600-37,200 ICU beds at projected peak, and that state currently has 53,000 hospital beds and 3,000 ICU beds.

As of 10:30 a.m. ET, March 17, there are 4,458 confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, and 88 deaths — up from 3,579 cases and 67 deaths yesterday.

WATCH: Gov. Cuomo: "It is a frightening time on every level" but "we will get through this much time. Understand what we're dealing with, understand the pressures that we're feeling -- but we will get through this much time."

Several attendees of the Winter Party Festival, a weeklong LGBTQ event in Miami that ended March 10, have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to festival organizers. nbcnews.to/2Uf7d1q

LIVE on @MSNBC: White House coronavirus task force briefing

NEW: Maryland Gov. Hogan announces that he's postponing his state's primary that was scheduled for April 28 to June 2. nbcnews.to/2Ugaldg

President Trump says he’s working “very closely” with NY Gov. Cuomo amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“New York has a pretty big problem. I guess would be the number one hotspot.”

VP Pence: "We would urge construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 masks to your local hospital and forego additional orders of those industrial masks."

NEW: Treasury Sec. Mnuchin says White House is “looking at sending checks to Americans immediately … I mean now, in the next two weeks.”

When asked how much would be in the checks, Mnuchin says he’ll be previewing that with Republicans.

NEW: The White House announced Tuesday that it wants to give Americans checks in order to combat the economic devastation many will feel amid the coronavirus outbreak: “We are looking at sending checks to Americans immediately." nbcnews.to/2ISlZpt

President Trump tells @kwelkernbc that he could invoke the Defense Production Act, if necessary, but hopes it doesn't come to that: "It's a very big step, and if we need that step, we'll take it."

Photos of a young woman telling her grandfather about her engagement through the window of a care home under lockdown have highlighted the impact coronavirus is having on families. nbcnews.to/2WjJyiY

Maryland delaying primary election, but special election to replace the late Rep. Cummings will continue as mail-in only. nbcnews.to/2TZXCg6

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Marriott International Inc., which employs more than 175,000 people worldwide, has started to furlough what it expects will be tens of thousands of those workers as its properties close. nbcnews.to/3a0w13E

Mark Zuckerberg has informed Facebook’s 45,000 employees that they will all receive a $1,000 bonus to help them during the coronavirus outbreak, Facebook sources tell @NBCNews. nbcnews.to/3aa0ixn

The US currently has an estimated 160,000 ventilators, far short of the 740,000 it would need in a "severe" pandemic like the Spanish flu of 1918, according to a study by the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins. nbcnews.to/3aVUJCy

NEW: More than 5,000 people in the US have tested positive for the coronavirus. nbcnews.to/2WlfPGn

Some US states have begun to change their primary dates due to coronavirus; others are not changing their dates.

You can check our updated primary calendar here if you're wondering about a state and voting date. nbcnews.to/2vkW2eS

Live on @MSNBC: NYC Mayor de Blasio provides coronavirus updates.

Ohio primary postponed due to coronavirus. on.msnbc.com/3d4y0pD

Businesses across the US say some customers are feeding a self-fulfilling prophecy of artificial gun shortages, buying up firearms for protection because they’re afraid others will empty the shelves first. nbcnews.to/2UfjfHZ

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Senate Majority Leader McConnell holds news conference.

New York City Mayor de Blasio says there are discussions occurring regarding a potential shelter-in-place order for the city; says he expects to make a decision in the next 48 hours.

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WATCH: @VaughnHillyard interviews an 82-year-old Arizona voter who discovered the polling location she had used for decades was closed. She then spent 80 minutes finding a new location to cast her vote.

“It’s hard to get the speed you need to save lives if you’re slow at making decisions and you’re not decisive.”

— Russel Honore, who led military relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, on how the Trump admin. has responded to COVID-19.

.@GarrettHaake reports on the "number one accessory" voters have brought to polls in Chicago: "I've talked to a number of voters who told me they brought their own gloves."

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