Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown speaks during a press conference at the Frank Crowley Courthouse, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Dallas. Officials say an inmate at the Dallas County jail has tested positive for the coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
March 26, 2020
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Texas requires New York, New Orleans travelers to quarantine
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas joined other states Thursday in imposing quarantines on travelers from the New York area, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., and put similar restrictions on people arriving from nearby New Orleans as the number of cases there surges dramatically.