State of Emergency Declared in Maryland: Coronavirus Updates From March 5

A nurse checks a passenger's body temperature as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus, COVID-19, at the Aurora International Airport, in Guatemala City, on March 4, 2020. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images

The new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, has spread to dozens of countries around the world.

Below are March 5 updates. For March 6 updates, click here.

State of Emergency Declared in Maryland

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) declared a state of emergency on Thursday after the first three coronavirus cases were confirmed in the state.