The US has stopped issuing passports unless it's a 'life-or-death emergency,'' in an effort to help stop the spread of coronavirus
Applicants must require travel outside the US within three days, and will have to submit"proof of the life-or-death emergency such as a death certificate, a statement from a mortuary or a signed letter from a hospital or medical professional.
"infecting more than 1 million people and killing over 53,000, according to Johns Hopkins University., and has more than 245,500 cases and at least 6,000 deaths. Top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has said the whole country should be under a stay-at-home order.
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