Over 70 Million Americans Ordered to Stay Home as States Tighten Travel Restrictions Amid CCP Virus Outbreak

Over 70 Million Americans Ordered to Stay Home as States Tighten Travel Restrictions Amid CCP Virus Outbreak
Midday traffic is lighter than usual on Highway 101 in San Francisco on March 20, 2020. With the entire State of California under order to shelter in place, traffic on Bay Area freeways is extremely light. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Allen Zhong
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More than 70 million Americans were ordered to stay at home unless they have essential reasons to go out, as Illinois and New York joined California to issue stay-at-home orders in response to the CCP virus, also known as the Wuhan coronavirus.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday afternoon he signed a statewide stay-at-home order to keep new CCP virus cases from increasing rapidly.
Allen Zhong
Allen Zhong
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Allen Zhong is a long-time writer and reporter for The Epoch Times. He joined the Epoch Media Group in 2012. His main focus is on U.S. politics. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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