More than 225 MILLION people – or two-thirds of the population – are now on lockdown: Virginia, Maryland and South Florida and D.C. residents are the latest to be told to stay home to stop the coronavirus spread

More than 225 million Americans have now been placed on lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus after governors from Virginia, Maryland and Florida issued stay-at-home orders.  Virginia Gov Ralph Northam and Maryland Gov Larry Hogan both announced the directives on Monday, joining at least 25 other states who have done the same since the outbreak began. Florida Gov Ron DeSantis only issued such an order for South Florida residents, with fears Miami could be one of the next epicenters in the U.S. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser also told all residents to not leave their homes unless they are buying food and medication or carrying out an essential task such as going to the doctor.  The sweeping lockdowns across the country follow President Donald Trump’s decision to extend the country’s social distancing guidelines through April.  Trump announced his order after Dr Anthony Fauci, the government’s foremost infection disease expert, said the United States could experience more than 100,000 deaths and millions of infections from the coronavirus pandemic.    The bleak forecasts were carried into the Oval Office by Fauci and Dr Deborah Birx, who displayed to Trump projections that, on the low end, could yield 100,000 American deaths from COVID-19.  One… Read full this story

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