Coronavirus Live Updates: The Virus Reaches Into Halls of Power Around the World
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In the United States, Congress neared a deal with the White House on a sweeping economic rescue package. New York City declared a state of emergency and schools will close in at least six states. For More
RIGHT NOW An Australian official who recently met Attorney General William P. Barr and Ivanka Trump has the virus.
President Trump said he had not been tested for the coronavirus despite coming into contact with a person who only days later tested positive. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada is self-isolating after his wife tested positive. The leader of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is awaiting results of his own test after an aide fell ill. And the Australian minister for home affairs, Peter Dutton, tested positive on Friday, days after meeting with Attorney General William P. Barr and Ivanka Trump.
The reach of the virus into the world’s highest political reaches was a stark reminder — if one was needed — that the pathogen knows no limits and that no corner of daily life was immune.
