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COVID-19 Update: It's a Pandemic; March Sadness; U.S. 'A Familiar Horror Movie'

— A daily roundup of news on the novel coronavirus outbreak

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, says the World Health Organization.

But the situation is easing in Wuhan, where are now closed. (Xinhua)

And now it's for foreign visitors. (CNN)

A key gap in knowledge about the novel coronavirus is the extent to which it's infected the general population. Now the that can provide the answer. (STAT)

, with New York morning news programs announcing similar restrictions earlier on Wednesday. (CNBC)

In fact, after two employees tested positive for the virus. (New York Post)

Concerts, sports events, you name it -- in the Seattle area by order of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. as ordered by the city's mayor. (ESPN, San Francisco Chronicle)

Though mass gatherings may be the least of Washington state's problems. King County reported for a total of 234 cases, and four new deaths for a total of 26. All but four of the deaths are associated with the Life Care Center nursing home.

The NCAA said its March Madness basketball tournament will ; world figure skating championships in Montreal . (Reuters)

A cardiologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia a week prior to being hospitalized, according to the Inquirer.

Representatives of cruise ship companies floated a proposal to unless they have a "fitness note" from a physician. (Reuters)

The nation's about the pandemic's effects on their operatives around the world. (Reuters)

The American College of Radiology released It emphasizes that the CDC does not recommend either to diagnose COVID-19, as findings on chest imaging are "not specific and overlap with other infections."

A doctor in Western Europe offers a caution to the U.S. and the U.K.: "is like watching a familiar horror movie, where the protagonists, yet again, split into pairs or decide to take a tour of a dark basement." (Newsweek)

COVID-19 hammered Wall Street again Wednesday following the WHO's pandemic declaration, with major indexes falling 5%-6% and -- and to be just as bad. (USA Today, CNBC)