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The number of confirmed cases in the United States rose to nearly 20000

Novel coronavirus pneumonia has been reported in 19027 cases in the United States at 6 pm in the eastern time of March 20th, with 233 deaths and 147 cases cured, according to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention and the public health departments of various states. Among them, 4776 cases were newly diagnosed on March 20.

At present, the most serious epidemic situation in the United States is New York State, with 8299 confirmed cases and 39 deaths. 2588 new cases were confirmed on the 20th. Among them, the number of confirmed cases in New York City has reached 5151, with 26 deaths. The second was Washington state and California, with 1524 and 1208 confirmed cases respectively.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced on the 20th that New York State's new coronavirus prevention and control measures will be raised to the highest level - the state is suspended. The decision will take effect on the 22nd. According to the regulations, all non essential jobs in New York state are mandatory to stay at home or work at home. Companies that fail to comply will be subject to civil fines or forced closures, Cuomo said. But Cuomo said that at present, individuals who do not implement the mandatory rule will not be subject to civil fines.

The U.S. stock market on the 20th ended in a sharp drop after a game. As of 4 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 913 points, or 4.55%; the S & P 500 index fell 104 points, or 3.79%; and the Nasdaq composite index fell 271 points, or 4.34%. As the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has seen confirmed cases of new infections, in order to prevent and control the epidemic, the NYSE will close the traditional indoor part from next Monday and adopt online electronic trading.