9:00 pm: Trump won’t seek quarantine on NY, NJ, CT
President Donald Trump said he will not seek to impose a quarantine on New York, New Jersey and certain parts of Connecticut, after floating the idea earlier in the day as way to contain the coronavirus from spreading out of hot spots where the disease has taken a particularly heavy toll.
Trump said he decided a quarantine wasn’t necessary after consulting with the White House task force and the governors of the three states. He has asked the Centers for Disease Control to issue a strong travel advisory, which will be administered by the governors in consultation with the federal government. —
Spencer Kimball
6:35 pm: NY Gov. Cuomo balks at Trump’s talk of a tri-state lockdown
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday he does not believe President Donald Trump has the authority to impose a quarantine on New York, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Cuomo, in an interview with CNN, said that preventing people from moving in and out of the tri-state would amount to a
federally imposed lockdown, which he believes is illegal.
Cuomo suggested he could sue if the administration did follow through. “I’ve sued the federal government a number of times over the years. I do not believe it’s going to come to that on this,” he said. —
Spencer Kimball
