WASHINGTON -- Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the number of identified coronavirus cases in the nation's capital reached 10 and officials recommended gatherings of 1,000 or more people be postponed or canceled. Bowser declared both a state of emergency and a public health emergency. Events DC, which operates the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, is suspending operations there from March 13 to March 31. Events DC also owns Nationals Park, home of the reigning baseball world champions. Two subsequent positive infection cases, one living in Washington and the other in Virginia, have been Christ Church parishioners.

Source: ABC News March 11, 2020 17:24 UTC