BREAKING: Trump says he's eyeing quarantine of New York, surrounding area
President Donald Trump said his administration could announce a large-scale two-week quarantine of New York and the surrounding area later Saturday.
“We might not have to do it but there’s a possibility that sometime today we’ll do a quarantine — short-term two weeks for New York, probably New Jersey and parts of Connecticut,” he added.
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