It's Thursday, March 19th.

Welcome to Schim this.

We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on

why they matter.

China just reported no locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for the first time since the outbreak

began, but it might not be out of the woods just yet.

Then even though you still have to file taxes by April 15th, we'll explain why you might

catch a break if you owe cash to Uncle Sam.

And finally, we'll look at why panic buying groceries isn't the most urgent food issue

we should be worried about.

We're here to make your evening smarter.

Let's Schim this.

A lot happened today, so we're going to start off by telling you the headlines.

The State Department just warned Americans not to travel abroad and to come home if they're

already overseas.

It's a level 4 travel advisory for all international travel.

That's the highest level travel warning there is.

Right now, a little over a dozen countries are coded level 4, like China and Syria.

For context, just a few days ago, the State Department was telling Americans to just reconsider

travel abroad.

Now it's about to get a lot more serious.

Meanwhile, the number of people filing for unemployment in the US is going through the

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