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The Capitol will be closed to the public for the rest of the month, and White House tours will stop indefinitely as officials try to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

The Canadian e-commerce company told employees to work from home starting March 16.

Monahan made the comments to Senate staff during a closed-door meeting Tuesday afternoon, according to NBC News.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Dollar General, GE, Best Buy, eBay, and more.

The sweeping measures roiled Europe's airline stocks during afternoon deals, with the travel and leisure sector falling nearly 10%.

Trump's ban on foreign nationals who have been in Europe is a new problem for airlines already reeling from coronavirus.

American Airlines is suspending pilot hiring as the rapid spread of coronavirus hurts, according to a note from the company, the latest measure by a major carrier to stem the pain of the coronavirus travel slump.

Twitter has moved to make it mandatory that its workforce remains at home.

President Trump was scheduled to appear as the featured speaker at this week's Republican Jewish Coalition's national meeting in Las Vegas.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected address the nation from the oval office on the U.S. response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, hours after the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic.

"We're deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction," WHO's Dr. Tedros said.

The U.S. travel and tourism industry could lose at least $24 billion in foreign spending this year because of the rapidly spreading coronavirus, according to data produced by Tourism Economics and first seen by CNBC.

Amazon Care has offered Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation its assistance with a project that aims to provide kits to Seattle residents who suspect they have symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Leading U.S. bank executives in a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House said banks are strongly capitalized and prepared to help small businesses and American consumers weather the coronavirus outbreak.

Washington state is the hardest hit in the U.S. with more than 267 confirmed cases.

Biden and Sanders, because of their age and frequent travel, could be particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn that older people are more at risk. Biden is 77 and Sanders is 78.

Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled more than a dozen "critical measures" intended to provide relief to local communities amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak.

The fund applies to delivery service partners and Amazon Flex drivers, as well as seasonal employees.

"I can say we will see more cases and things will get worse than they are right now," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.