"We worked very hard to get the viral transmission rate down," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. "We don't want to see it go up because a lot of people come into this region and they can literally bring the infection with them."
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said she is considering new mitigation actions after New Jersey, New York and Connecticut announced a 14-day quarantine order for some inbound travelers.
Michael Pack's advisor during the confirmation process had limited experience of the federal media agency and appeared to have no knowledge of its operations, aides said.
"The president of the United States is not a civilian," said a White House spokesman when asked about Trump's compliance with the New Jersey Covid-19 quarantine order.
"We have to recognize that just because something isn't perfect doesn't mean it isn't good," said Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency room doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Instinet analyzed a dozen states that as of last Friday had reported record highs in new Covid-19 cases: Florida, Texas, Utah, South Carolina, Nevada, Georgia, Missouri, Montana, Arizona, California, Tennessee and Oklahoma.
Bayer will pay more than $10 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits regarding claims that its herbicide Roundup causes cancer, the company announced Wednesday.
The department reported an additional 7,149 cases since Tuesday, a 69% increase in two days, bringing the state's total to 190,222 cases, according to the state's health department.
Airline shares fell sharply after New York, New Jersey and Connecticut ordered travelers from states with high coronavirus cases to quarantine for 14 days.