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The WHO's Declaration of Pandemic appears to have followed a surge in the number of confirmed individuals from the United States to Europe and the Middle East. In the United States, a ban on assembly is issued, and tensions are growing as various events are canceled.

Correspondent Kim Yun-su. (Yes, it's Washington.) I'm afraid the WHO's Pandemic Declaration will have another impact on financial markets around the world. How was the US stock market overnight?

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The New York Stock Exchange, which rose briefly yesterday (11th) on the stimulus package proposed by President Trump, plunged again today in the WHO's Pandemic Declaration.

The Dow index fell nearly 6%, and the S & P 500 and NASDAQ also crashed.

Although the United States' central bank, the Federal Reserve System, plans to further expand liquidity supply on the market, measures to stimulate the economy are coming out, but it seems to be insufficient.

I heard a little while ago that President Trump will release a statement from the White House three hours later, and we will see what will be included.

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Yes, I should listen. News of yesterday that the number of patients in the United States has exceeded 1,000, but how long is it now?

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The media released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and CDC are so late that media such as The New York Times and CNN are publishing their own.

As of 6:00 AM, Korea Times, the New York Times released 1,107 corona19 confirmed cases and 32 deaths.

Infection has been confirmed in 41 states in the United States, including here in Washington, DC.

Washington, the country with the largest number of confirmed persons, banned more than 250 meetings, and meetings and events are being canceled in other states.

University lectures are being replaced online, and there are many places where elementary, middle and high school schools are closed for short-term closings.

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When President Trump looked at Corona 19 and said it was less dangerous than the flu, did the American infectious authorities refute it in front?

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That's right. President Trump yesterday compared Corona 19 to the flu and said that the risk was inflated.

Anthony Pouch, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the Congress today, gave the opposite statement at the Congressional Hearing. Listen.

[Anthony Pouch / National Institute of Allergic and Infectious Diseases, USA: The fatality rate of the flu is only 0.1%, but Corona 19 has a fatality rate of 10 times. That's why we emphasize that we should do our best to prevent corona19.]

Pouch also predicted that the situation would worsen in the United States in the future, but the Democratic Party is known to ask President Trump to declare a nationwide emergency.