The European Commission has proposed a travel ban into the bloc for non-EU citizens for at least 30 days, in an attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
A recent CDC projection estimated that the U.S. coronavirus epidemic could infect between 160 million and 214 million people over a period of more than a year and kill anywhere from 200,000 to 1.7 million people in the country.
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday declared the island a disaster area because of the threat of coronavirus infection and said his country is seeking 100 Cuban nurses to help it to cope.
President Donald Trump has just declared a national emergency, in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak the US is facing, according to the Voice of America.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, four days after the mayor attended a Miami event with a Brazilian government official who later tested positive for the virus.
The NBA suspended its season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, according to ESPN.