A somber Trump urges Americans to follow virus guidelines
JONATHAN LEMIRE, ANDREW TAYLOR and JILL COLVIN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Racing to stall an expected surge of coronavirus cases, the White House released a series of sweeping guidelines that for the next 15 days will temporarily rewrite the norms of American society.
President Donald Trump, employing a newly somber tone about the crisis enveloping the globe, urged all older Americans to stay home and everyone to avoid crowds and eating out at restaurants. The president for the first time acknowledged that the pandemic may send the economy into a recession and suggested that the nation may be dealing with the virus until "July or August."
The guidelines were released Monday to an uneasy country. The stock market had its worst day since 1987, America's largest school system s