A nurse holds a swab to take a sample at a drive up coronavirus testing station at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle on March 13. Pence to announce new guidelines: US Vice President Pence said new guidelines will be released Monday regarding potential curfews or closures of locations such as restaurants. Several states and cities have enacted social distancing measures, such as closing or reducing capacity of restaurants, cafes and bars. Fed cuts interest rates: The Federal Reserve cut the target interest rate to zero on Sunday to help the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. More testing labs: Vice President Pence announced that “more than 2,000 labs” will have high-speed testing capacity by Monday.

Source: CNN March 16, 2020 01:48 UTC