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Coronavirus latest: nbcnews.to/2WuHWmJ

• 200,000+ cases globally, 8,000+ deaths

• US and European nations continue to install measures aimed to stop the spread of coronavirus

• Italy further tightens restrictions on residents leaving home nbcnews.to/2x1C2i5
NYC Mayor de Blasio calls for military assistance as city faces the coronavirus crisis; says any decision to impose a “shelter-in-place” order can only be made in agreement with the state, but that idea should be “considered seriously starting today.” nbcnews.to/2WmiMGy
JUST IN: U.S. and Canada agree to close border to "nonessential traffic" to combat coronavirus spread, Pres. Trump says. nbcnews.to/3b5weTn
Live now on @MSNBC.
As of 10:30 a.m. ET, March 18, there are 6,264 confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, and 112 deaths. nbcnews.to/393Zqsy
Live now on @MSNBC: NY Gov. Cuomo provides latest coronavirus updates.
NEW: NY Gov. Cuomo says President Trump is "immediately" dispatching the USNS Comfort, a US Navy hospital ships with 1,000 rooms and operating rooms, to New York.
NEW: Gov. Cuomo announces New York now has 2,382 coronavirus cases in the state, an increase of 1,008 from Tuesday.

1,339 of the cases are in New York City.
Stringent lockdowns to stop the spread of the coronavirus have caused unintended climate benefits. nbcnews.to/33rI0F6
Live now on @MSNBC: White House coronavirus task force briefing.
BREAKING: President Trump says he is invoking the Defense Production Act to expand US response to coronavirus outbreak.
NEW: President Trump says HUD is “suspending all foreclosures and evictions through the end of April" in response to coronavirus outbreak.
US Navy: Comfort and Mercy will not deploy to treat COVID patients, but will be made available to assist with treatment of other patients in coastal locations where local health professionals are necessarily focused on a large number of COVID cases.
BREAKING: President Trump says he is invoking the Defense Production Act to mobilize US private production capacity to combat the coronavirus outbreak; HUD "suspending all foreclosures and evictions until the end of April." nbcnews.to/2wgCfhe
.@PeterAlexander: How are asymptomatic athletes getting tested before others? Do the well-connected go to front of the line?

Pres. Trump: “You’d have to ask them...”

@PeterAlexander: Should that happen?

Trump: “No, I wouldn’t say so. But perhaps that's been the story of life.“
New York Gov. Cuomo says no to the possibility of a New York City shelter-in-place order. nbcnews.to/2Qtgn9n
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Our team is answering questions about the medical, money, travel and social impacts of the coronavirus outbreak.

Send us your coronavirus questions and stories using the hashtag #MSNBCanswers or email talk@msnbc.com.
General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler agree to partially shut down factories due to the coronavirus pandemic, the United Auto Workers union says. nbcnews.to/33vrcgh
US workers who have suddenly found themselves without a paycheck because of the growing coronavirus pandemic are now dealing with another frustration — state unemployment websites crashing under the weight of high traffic. nbcnews.to/390BiqP
Another 32 coronavirus deaths have been reported in England, bringing the nation's death toll from the pandemic to 99, officials say. The total death toll in the UK is 104. nbcnews.to/2Wpr5Sf
General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler agree to partially shut down factories due to the coronavirus pandemic, the United Auto Workers union says.

on.msnbc.com/38U4D6g
Latest: 7,400+ coronavirus cases in the US; 120 people have died.
"Fundamentally, we're still in good shape, but this is only Day 2, I'm feeling pretty good on Day 2. But Day 21 and beyond? ... This could get a lot more hairy before it's over with."

.@byjacobward describes living under "shelter in place" rules in the San Francisco Bay Area
Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, comments on President Trump's tweets calling COVID-19 the "Chinese Virus": "It’s irresponsible, it's reckless and it's dangerous."
“As our lives are completely different today, and many are feeling anxious and afraid … but with that we have a silver lining for our sanity.”

@yasminv looks at some ways people are connecting during the COVID-19 pandemic, including adopting dogs and streaming John Legend.
UPDATE: More than 7,900 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the US
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