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Trump: Older people should stay home, everyone should avoid crowds

Racing to stall an expected surge of coronavirus cases, the White House on Monday released a series of sweeping guidelines that for the next 15 days will temporarily rewrite the norms of American society.

President Donald Trump listens to Vice President Mike Pence during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington.
President Donald Trump listens to Vice President Mike Pence during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Washington.Read moreEvan Vucci / AP
    by Jonathan Lemire, Andrew Taylor, Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
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