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Zhili Sun, practices tai chi under a blooming cherry tree while wearing a mask, Sunday, March 15, 2020, along the tidal basin in Washington. Sun, who is from China, says he was visiting his son in the U.S. when COVID-19 struck and has been unable to get home. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Trump calls on Americans to cease hoarding food, supplies
March 15, 2020 4:22 p.m.

Trump calls on Americans to cease hoarding food, supplies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Americans to cease hoarding groceries and other supplies, while one of the nation's most senior public health officials called on the nation to act with more urgency to safeguard their health as the coronavirus outbreak continued to spread across the United States. Dr. Anthony Fauci says he would like to see aggressive measures such as a 14-day national shutdown.