According to a report from CNBC, Trump may quarantine Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’s considering placing a short-term quarantine on New York, New Jersey and certain parts of Connecticut as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread.
“I’m thinking about that right now. We might not have to do it but there’s a possibility that sometime today we’ll do a quarantine,” Trump told reporters at the White House Saturday. “Short-term, two week on New York, probably New Jersey and certain parts of Connecticut.”
Trump said he would make a decision today whether to enforce a quarantine. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he spoke with Trump Saturday morning but didn’t discuss a potential quarantine on the state.
“I spoke to the president about the ship coming up and the four sites, I didn’t speak to him about any quarantine. No I haven’t had those conversations,” Cuomo said (source)
This is a developing story.
I received a report from somebody that members of the National Guard are being called up right now but for undisclosed reasons, and soldiers are not being told where they will be deployed to.
This is a developing story, and more information will be given as it is available.