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Coronavirus latest: nbcnews.to/3dtufdM

• At least 75M Americans are under virtual lockdown

• More than 275,000 confirmed cases around the world

• China gives first COVID-19 vaccine to volunteers, local media reports

As physicians diagnose and care for a growing number of people with COVID-19, distinct patterns are emerging, giving clues about how the illness manifests in patients. nbcnews.to/2xdguiz

Stuck inside for days on end, Italians are still finding ways to put on a show. nbcnews.to/33CyIGq

Hundreds of thousands defy Iraq's coronavirus curfew to visit martyred imam's shrine. nbcnews.to/2QzZJ88

Latest: As of 10:30 a.m. ET, March 21, there are 19,144 confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, and 247 deaths. nbcnews.to/3abk7Eh

NEW: Coronavirus cases in New York state now top 10,000, with more than 3,000 new cases since Friday, Gov. Cuomo says.

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NEW: NY Gov. Cuomo announces that New York will "immediately" begin trials for a possible drug therapy for coronavirus.

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The new economic emergency package to combat the coronavirus pandemic could total more than $2T, President Trump’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow says. nbcnews.to/3beovSZ

The new economic emergency package to combat the coronavirus pandemic could total more than $2T, President Trump’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow says.

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NEW: NJ Gov. Murphy directs all residents to stay at home; says all gatherings are canceled and all non-essential retail businesses “must indefinitely close their physical stores to the public effective at 9 p.m. tonight.”

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Italy reports death toll from coronavirus has risen to 4,825, up 793 from Friday.

The number of coronavirus cases in the country also shot up by 6,557 since Friday to a total of 53,578, officials say. nbcnews.to/3abljHV

Flights to all NYC-area and Philadelphia airports were briefly halted Saturday after an air traffic controller trainee tested positive for the coronavirus, FAA says. nbcnews.to/2WF5wgF

China, South Korea and Taiwan are now sending resources around the world to help combat the coronavirus pandemic. nbcnews.to/3dlNeXF

Housing advocates say President Trump's freeze on foreclosures and evictions by the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development through the end of April falls short of providing real help. nbcnews.to/2wv3tRk

President Trump insists there is cause for optimism about drug therapies for coronavirus, despite caution from his top government scientists that the treatments’ effectiveness is not proven. nbcnews.to/2Uv3H2U

President Trump, VP Pence and other members of the coronavirus task force were asked by reporters when healthcare workers could expect to have the supplies. No one was able to provide a timeline. nbcnews.to/33HYE3p

WATCH: George Takei says President Trump calling COVID-19 "The Chinese Virus" sends "a cold chill throughout the Asian-American community, because he’s sending a signal to the haters."

"We have a long history of anti-Asian hatred in this country."

NEW: VP Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence test negative for coronavirus. nbcnews.com/health/health-…