Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction, speaks about the increase in the number of school closures in interest of public health safety on Monday, March 2, 2020 in Olympia, Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee is behind. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times via AP)
March 3, 2020
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March 3, 2020 5:10 p.m.
Tensions rise as US death toll from coronavirus reaches 9
SEATTLE (AP) — Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis.