A number of US states have ordered shutdowns with one in five Americans soon set to be under a "stay at home" order.
Connecticut and New Jersey joined Illinois and California in ordering residents to stay at home in order to combat coronavirus.
New York State ordered non-essential businesses to close.
The virus has claimed nearly 230 lives in the US and infected more than 18,500 people.
Globally more than 275,000 patients have tested positive for the respiratory illness and more than 11,000 have died.
A ban on non-essential travel across the US-Canada border is also in effect.
[Source: BBC]
