With coronavirus cases and deaths mounting in Florida, President Trump called off the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville that he had already moved from Charlotte, North Carolina because of that state’s health restrictions.

As state and local governments order the closure of bars and restaurants and limit the size of gatherings, President Trump said the coronavirus crisis could last into July and August and the country could be headed into a recession.

As Americans mobbed the grocery stores to lay in emergency supplies, President Trump yesterday declared a national emergency to confront the coronavirus pandemic.

In a day of dramatic developments in the coronavirus crisis, President Trump blocked European travel to the US, the NBA suspended its season, the NCAA said it will play March Madness without fans, the Dow Jones dropped nearly six percent, and even Oscar winner Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for the coronavirus in Australia.