Lawmakers Mull Closing US Capitol to Tourists Over Coronavirus

Lawmakers Mull Closing US Capitol to Tourists Over Coronavirus
The Capitol in Washington on Jan. 2, 2020. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Lawmakers are mulling closing the U.S. Capitol in Washington to tourists amid a rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country.

Officials in Washington state and New York imposed drastic new measures this week to try to curb the spread of COVID-19, the disease the virus causes. The case count in America was around 1,000, with 31 deaths, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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