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Latest coronavirus updates: nbcnews.to/3doJowU

• Global cases surge past 300,000
• Sen. Paul becomes first senator known to test positive for COVID-19
• Australia and Canada pull athletes from 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Saudi Arabia imposes nationwide curfew amid coronavirus epidemic. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

The World Health Organization warns of an uptick in criminals disguising themselves as WHO workers to steal money or personal identity information vulnerable people. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Syria recorded its first case of coronavirus on Sunday. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

The British public has been warned of "tougher measures" after a weekend of gatherings in open spaces despite coronavirus advice. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Hundreds of Americans have left Peru after getting stranded in the country amid travel chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Japan's PM Abe acknowledged for the first time on Monday that the Summer Olympic Games could be delayed due to the coronavirus as countries began threatening to keep their athletes at home. nbcnews.com/news/world/cor…

Hong Kong to ban all tourists as coronavirus numbers rise. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

London Tube trains packed during rush hour despite the UK government warning people to practice social distancing amid coronavirus outbreak. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Rep. McAdams hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

Florida closes all state parks in a bid to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Iran recorded more than 1,400 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours on Monday as the country struggles to contain the spread. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Spain's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has now topped 2,000, only three days after its number of deaths hit 1,000. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Coronavirus is spreading because people are not staying at home and practicing social distancing, Surgeon General Dr. Adams says. nbcnews.com/politics/white…

Illinois Gov. Pritzker: "We're competing for ventilators with FEMA." nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Federal Reserve pledges asset purchases with no limit to support markets amid coronavirus outbreak. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

A spokesperson for the HHS inspector general says telemarketers have been calling people offering fake coronavirus tests. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

Harvey Weinstein tested positive for coronavirus, the head of the New York state corrections officers union tells Reuters. nbcnews.com/health/health-…

CVS Health plans to immediately hire 50,000 new workers, with many roles filled by people who were furloughed from other companies because of the coronavirus, the company says. nbcnews.to/2Utsy7f

LIVE: Florida Gov. DeSantis provides latest coronavirus updates. pscp.tv/w/1kvJpXqzkZkJE

With no stimulus bill in sight, markets continue their slide. nbcnews.to/2JaSX4I

NEW: Sen. Klobuchar says her husband has coronavirus: “We just got the test results at 7 a.m. this morning ... He now has pneumonia and is on oxygen but not a ventilator.” nbcnews.to/2UdiCQl

NEW: Massachusetts Gov. Baker issues stay-at-home advisory and orders the closure of all non-essential businesses. nbcnews.to/33Dxk6i

LIVE: NY Gov. Cuomo provides latest coronavirus updates. pscp.tv/w/1vOxwoezqooxB

An 88-year-old Holocaust survivor who hid from the Nazis in a basement in Hungary as a boy and later served as an Israeli diplomat is the first person in Israel to die from the coronavirus. nbcnews.to/3bql1gB

Democrats and Republicans in Congress remain deadlocked over massive stimulus package to respond to the coronavirus, with Democrats arguing the current version doesn't protect workers enough and is too lax on corporate bailout rules. nbcnews.to/2xiNPsq

NEW: Michigan Gov. Whitmer signs "stay home, stay safe" executive order. nbcnews.to/3dtuYf5

NEW: 5,707 new coronavirus cases in New York state, Gov. Cuomo announces, bringing state total to 20,875, representing more than half of all US cases; hospitalization rate of 13%.

LIVE: NY Gov. Cuomo provides latest coronavirus updates. nbcnews.to/2y37ihf

WATCH: NY Gov. Cuomo: "Don't underestimate the emotional trauma. And don't underestimate the pain of isolation. It is real ... It’s not you, it’s everyone.“

Latest: As of 11:00 a.m. ET, March 23, there are 35,054 confirmed coronavirus cases in the US, and 447 deaths. nbcnews.to/2xhqiYT

German Chancellor Merkel has tested negative for the coronavirus, spokeswoman confirms. nbcnews.to/3dqeLqD

Tensions are beginning to brew between the president, his advisers and public health experts over how long America needs to be shut down, as they weigh the massive economic cost versus public health. nbcnews.to/3drSUPY

NEW: More than 300,000 coronavirus cases have now been reported worldwide, WHO says: “The pandemic is accelerating.” nbcnews.to/3bo0LfA

3 studies of potential treatments for the coronavirus will begin this week in New York, Gov. Cuomo says. The state is also working on a blood test to determine whether a person has already had the virus and recovered. nbcnews.to/33En8dX

March 23, 1 p.m. ET US update:

• Total US coronavirus cases: 39,995

• Highest US state case totals:

New York: 20,875
New Jersey: 2,867
Washington: 1,996
California: 1,825
Illinois: 1,049
Michigan: 1,035
Florida: 1,007
Louisiana: 837
Texas: 653

(corrects: includes Michigan)

Hoax cautioning citizens to beware of scammers posing as “coronavirus testers” determined to break into homes spreads around globe, despite no evidence of it occurring in real life. nbcnews.to/3afG0Cj

Total number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in England reaches 303. nbcnews.to/2Uv3wEL

Coronavirus deaths: US map shows number of fatalities compared to confirmed cases. nbcnews.to/2vJ8vcF

JUST IN: For second time in two days, major coronavirus relief bill fails to pass key procedural vote in US Senate; negotiations continue. nbcnews.to/2UtouUM

Virginia schools are closing for the rest of the school year, @nbcwashington reports. nbcnews.to/2vK6jSn

@nbcwashington NEW: Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo announced the state will shift its planned April 28 presidential primary to June 2. nbcnews.to/2J6gO5z

@nbcwashington South African President Ramaphosa says the country will go into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days starting Thursday.

Coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 407 Monday, up 47% from the day before. nbcnews.to/2WCRnAw

@nbcwashington Sen. Rand Paul says amid criticism that more Americans should be able to get tested for the coronavirus. nbcnews.to/33DiwVs

@nbcwashington Approximately 13,500 Americans abroad have contacted the State Dept. for help in getting back to the US since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, senior State Dept. official says. nbcnews.to/3bm1Y6Z

@nbcwashington National Guard members are seen at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan after NY Gov. Cuomo announced plans to convert the center into a field hospital.

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@nbcwashington An IOC member said that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics would be postponed — but the IOC itself has declined to provide official confirmation that such a decision has been made. nbcnews.to/2xlKwAE

Instacart says it plans to hire 300,000 gig workers over the next 3 months, more than doubling its current base, as demand surges for grocery delivery services due to the coronavirus pandemic forcing people to shop from home. nbcnews.to/3adx6Wd

The union representing more than 7,300 UPS workers in the New York City area is sounding the alarm about protections for UPS workers. nbcnews.to/2Ue6Rta

JUST IN: British PM Johnson on Monday has unveiled strict new measures aimed at limiting people's movements amid fears that the British health service may be overwhelmed by coronavirus unless the spread is slowed. nbcnews.to/2UyryyC

Hydroxychloroquine has long been used by people who suffer from lupus. The drug's new publicity related to coronavirus has fueled shortages across the country, NBC News has found. nbcnews.to/399bFUF

LIVE: NYC Mayor de Blasio provides updates on the coronavirus outbreak

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FDNY commissioner tells NBC News that supplies of personal protective equipment are “dangerously low” and the department has weeks—not months—worth of the gear its members don every time they respond to a call for a person with flu-like symptoms. nbcnews.to/2Ue3zpz

Olympic swimming champion Cameron van der Burgh says he has been battling the coronavirus for the last 2 weeks.

"By far the worst virus I have ever endured despite being a healthy individual with strong lungs.” nbcnews.to/2QFclux

Arizona man dies after ingesting chloroquine in an attempt to prevent coronavirus. nbcnews.to/2UJwKjF

There are no drugs approved to try to prevent or treat the new coronavirus. Self-medicating to prevent the coronavirus can be dangerous and possibly deadly.

LIVE: @NBCNews Special Report: White House coronavirus task force briefing

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President Trump says Americans must “totally protect our Asian American community…the spreading of the virus is not their fault in any way shape or form.”

NEW: Hoping to stem the toll of the state’s surging coronavirus outbreak, New York health officials plan to begin collecting plasma from people who have recovered and injecting the antibody-rich fluid into patients still fighting the virus. nbcnews.to/39b6iEr

During briefing, President Trump walks away from Dr. Birx after she says she had a low-grade fever over the weekend.

Birx, who later tested negative for COVID-19, says it was her "personal responsibility" to be absent from task force briefings.

President Trump announces the October 1 deadline to comply with the federal REAL ID program is postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus. nbcnews.to/3bnTfB0

From fashion brands to automakers to Silicon Valley tech firms, big business is stepping up to help fight the spread of the coronavirus in ways that are starting to resemble the World War II effort. nbcnews.to/2UzwQtZ

President Trump calls on Americans to “protect our Asian American community” hours after referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” nbcnews.to/3dn0Qlj

An 88-year-old Holocaust survivor who hid from the Nazis in a basement in Hungary as a boy and later served as an Israeli diplomat is the first person in Israel to die from the coronavirus. nbcnews.to/2UeiArr

Fact check: President Trump claims 'normal life will return soon.' Doctors and scientists caution otherwise. nbcnews.to/2WHsH9V

Texas ordered a halt on surgical abortion procedures because of the growing coronavirus epidemic, 2 days after officials in Ohio issued a similar order. nbcnews.to/2J9wiWf

CVS plans to hire 50,000 new workers, with many roles filled by people who were furloughed from other companies because of the coronavirus, the company announced. nbcnews.to/2UgZCkd

Team USA's Olympic and Paralympic Committee released a statement urging the International Olympic Committee to postpone the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo. nbcnews.to/2QH1Ua2

Washington has joined other states in issuing a "stay home" order that urges residents to shelter in place. nbcnews.to/3aeVwhZ

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice issued a statewide stay-at-home order aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, telling residents the disease is “really serious stuff.” nbcnews.to/39cUj9I

President Trump signed an executive order making it a crime to excessively stockpile personal protective equipment needed by medical personnel fighting the coronavirus pandemic. nbcnews.to/2xgNxlU

The man's wife told @NBCNews that she'd watched TV briefings during which Pres. Trump talked about the potential benefits of chloroquine.

The couple decided to mix a small amount of the substance with a liquid and drink it. nbcnews.to/33GQOqF

The Arizona woman now warns others to listen to medical professionals for the best coronavirus advice.
"Be careful and call your doctor," she said.
"This is a heartache I'll never get over."

Hawaii and Alaska ordered businesses shuttered and told residents to stay home, becoming the latest states to implement sweeping measures in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus. nbcnews.to/3adKh9n

The federal government delayed upcoming hearings for asylum-seekers who have been detained and are awaiting U.S. court proceedings in Mexico. nbcnews.to/2xfRwz7

Hospitals across the country are limiting visitors and the number of people who can be in a room with a woman while she gives birth. nbcnews.to/33H7cr8