Coronavirus: states touching New York City told to stop non-essential travel
by Warren Murray and agencies from on (#51D8K)
Donald Trump backs away from quarantine of states as US death toll tops 2,000 and global infections pass 660,000
The US infectious diseases authority, the CDC, has urged millions of residents in three states touching the New York City region to avoid non-essential travel, citing extensive spread of coronavirus among the population.
The bulletin spanning three states was issued after a verbal confrontation between Donald Trump and the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, sparked by the president's suggestion that the state and others might be placed under quarantine to contain the Covid-19 virus. Trump backed away from the idea after Cuomo likened it to a "declaration of war" by the federal government against the states.
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