March 10 coronavirus news

Joe Biden has canceled his rally tonight in Cleveland, according to tweets from Deputy Campaign Manager Kate Bedingfield.

"In accordance with guidance from public officials and out of an abundance of caution, our rally in Cleveland, Ohio tonight is cancelled," she tweeted.

Bernie Sanders announced earlier that he is also canceling a campaign rally previously scheduled for tonight in Cleveland.

There was no consensus reached during President Trump's lunch with Senate Republicans on ways to boost the economy and blunt the impact from the spreading coronavirus, multiple sources tell CNN.

Trump made the rare trip to Capitol Hill Tuesday after promising "major" and "dramatic" economic steps. But while sources familiar with the lunch said a multitude of options were discussed, members emerged without a concrete plan in hand. 

One option the President has pushed that some Republican senators have been skeptical of is a payroll tax cut, which would put extra cash into people's pockets in hopes of boosting the economy. Several have questioned how effective it would be during the outbreak, when more people are being encouraged to stay home. 

According to several sources familiar with the lunch, Trump floated the idea of a permanent payroll tax cut, but also weighed having a temporary cut that lasted for several months. 

While some assumed it would be limited, Trump suggested he wouldn't want the tax cut to expire before the November election, noting at one point that he would get credit from voters if it passed, according to one person familiar. 

Regarding the idea of a permanent tax cut, Indiana Sen. Mike Braun later told CNN, “It’s probably something I wouldn’t do."

Trump's top economic advisers who accompanied him to the lunch have also raised the idea of paid family sick leave and targeted relief for industries hardest hit by the outbreak, like hotels, airlines and cruises.

Leaving the lunch today, Trump offered no details on the discussions, but said, "You'll be hearing about it soon."

A sixth person who tested positive for coronavirus has died in the UK, the country's department of health announced on Tuesday.

The patient, who was being treated by West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, northwest of London, was in their 80s and had underlying health conditions, UK's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said in a statement. 

It was another turbulent day on Wall Street Tuesday as stocks swung wildly from sharp gains into negative territory throughout the day. Stocks had their worst day since 2008 on Monday.

Here's where things ended up on Tuesday:

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is canceling his rally in Cleveland, Ohio, tonight, his communications director tells CNN.

Here's the statement from his Communications Director Mike Casca:

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A New York City Fire Department emergency medical technician who tested positive for coronavirus contracted the virus from his girlfriend, who is a flight attendant and had traveled to an area with an outbreak, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

As a result of the EMT’s positive test, five of his colleagues are in self-quarantine. None of them are showing symptoms, de Blasio said.

The medic treated 11 patients in the pertinent time period, de Blasio said. 

The are at least 849 cases of coronavirus in the US, according to the state and local health agencies, governments and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to the CDC, there are 70 cases from repatriated citizens from Wuhan, the Diamond Princess and the Grand Princess. According to CNN Health’s tally of US cases that are detected and tested through US public health systems, there are 779 cases in 36 states and the District of Columbia, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases to 849.

This includes presumptive positive cases that tested positive in a public health lab and are pending confirmation from the CDC, and confirmed cases that have received positive results from the CDC.

 Twenty-seven people in the US have died.  

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said that he tested negative for coronavirus.

Gaetz drew attention Monday, after he tweeted that he learned he was in contact with an individual at the Conservative Political Action Conference who had tested positive for the virus.

CNN reported he found out about the contact while traveling on Air Force One back to Washington, and after spending the weekend with President Trump in Mar-a-Lago. He was also seen riding in the presidential limousine with the President in Florida. 

Incoming White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is also staying home until tomorrow despite his test coming back negative. 

Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican, also came in contact with the CPAC patient, and was pictured shaking hands with the President on Friday.

Most viruses don't spread easily on airplanes because of how the air circulates and is filtered, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

Modern commercial jets recirculate 10-50% of the air in the cabin, mixed with outside air.

"The recirculated air passes through a series of filters 20--30 times per hour," the CDC says.

"Furthermore, air generally circulates in defined areas within the aircraft, thus limiting the radius of distribution of pathogens spread by small-particle aerosols. As a result, the cabin air environment is not conducive to the spread of most infectious diseases."

Still, try to avoid contact with anyone sneezing or coughing. And if you're feeling sick, cover your entire mouth and nose with the inside of your elbow when you cough or sneeze.