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President Trump announces additional travel alerts in response to Coronavirus spread

President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Jan 25, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. is “super prepared” for a wider coronavirus outbreak and “there’s no reason to panic.”

He spoke Saturday after officials reported the first death from the disease in the U.S.

Officials say the victim was a man in his late 50s who had a high medical risk before contracting the virus.

Trump and other officials announced the U.S. is banning travel to Iran and urging Americans not to travel to regions of Italy and South Korea where the virus has been prevalent.

Amid fears about where the next outbreak would appear, infections and deaths continued to rise across the globe Sunday, emptying streets of tourists and workers, shaking economies and rewriting the realities of daily life.

Panic-buying of daily necessities emerged in Japan, tourist sites across Asia, Europe and the Mideast were deserted, and governments closed schools and banned big gatherings.

Amusement parks have been shuttered and concerts cancelled.

In Paris, priests stopped placing sacramental bread in worshippers’ mouths.

 

 

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