Americans urged to scrap gatherings of 50 or more people as states start shutdowns
by Helen Sullivan and agencies from on (#50RK2)
New advice from CDC comes as some states close schools and restaurants and Donald Trump says: 'Relax, we're doing great'
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recommended that gatherings of 50 people or more be cancelled or postponed for the next eight weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic, as officials across the country continued to curtail freedoms to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
The CDC guidance was soon followed by an announcement on Sunday night that several Las Vegas hotels and casinos would suspend operations, and New York City would limit restaurants, bars and cafes to only offer take-out and delivery starting on Tuesday, and nightclubs, movie theaters and other entertainment venues would close.
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