Hey, I'm Sean Ramosfer and we're doing a new thing that today explained a coronavirus

update at the top of the show to keep you on top of some of the biggest stories of the

day.

Here's what we have so far for Wednesday, March 18th.

It's official.

All 50 states now have people who have tested positive for COVID-19.

The best Virginia's governor announced the first positive test result in his state Tuesday

evening.

At least 100 deaths in the country have now been linked to the coronavirus and the virus

has now infected more than 200,000 people worldwide and at least 144 countries.

The WHO today said Africa should prepare for the worst as cases doubled in South Africa

and the United States and Canada have agreed to close their border to all non-essential traffic.

The coronavirus stopped Ohio from voting yesterday, but primaries went ahead as planned

in Florida, Illinois, and Arizona, Joe Biden swept, and Bernie Sanders is now reassessing

his campaign.

President Trump said today that he'd sent a thousand banned hospital ship to New York

Harbor, but a Pentagon spokesperson said the ship's being repaired in Virginia right

now and probably wouldn't embark for New York for weeks.

US stocks took a nose dive today that triggered a halt in trading and an MPR-marist poll

found that 18% of households have already reported someone being laid off or having hours

reduced because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Women were hit harder than men.

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