US President Donald Trump and members of the White House coronavirus task force are holding a press briefing on the pandemic situation in the country on Tuesday.
All US states have seen a state of emergency declared due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with New York state hit hardest by the infection, as the number of cases stands at nearly 200,000 and the death toll has reached almost 11,000.
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