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People wearing a masks walk through a terminal at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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US tells older people to stay home, all ages to avoid crowds
March 16, 2020 9:14 p.m.

US tells older people to stay home, all ages to avoid crowds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Racing to stall an expected surge of coronavirus cases, the White House on Monday released a series of sweeping guidelines that for the next 15 days will temporarily rewrite the norms of American society.