Mike Pence. Photo: Win McNamee / Getty Images
Catch up on today's biggest news:
- Pence tells White House staff to avoid physical contact
- Israel and France to close restaurants and cafes
- RNC chair Ronna McDaniel gets tested for coronavirus after fever, flu-like symptoms
- The pandemic highlights the man-made disasters to come
- China seizes a new role in the world
- Surgeon general asks hospitals to stop elective surgeries