White House Asks People Leaving New York City Area to Self-Quarantine for 14 Days

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Everyone leaving the New York metro area should self-quarantine for 14 days, Dr. Deborah Birx, who is in charge of the U.S. response to the coronavirus, said Tuesday.

Birx said at a White House briefing that people leaving the hardest hit area of the United States might not be sick but could have been exposed to the virus. About 56% of the cases in the United States are coming out of the New York metro area, Birx said.

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