Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, right, and R.I. Director of Health Nicole Alexander-Scott, behind, face reporters during a news conference, Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Providence, R.I. The two took questions on what officials described as the state's first presumptive positive case of coronavirus. Officials said the person is in their 40s and had traveled to Italy in February of 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
March 16, 2020
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US governors expand shut downs amid coronavirus concerns
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A growing number of governors ordered a partial shut down of their state economies Monday to limit the spread of the coronavirus, mandating that certain retailers cutoff sales, restaurants kick out diners and fitness centers close their doors.