At least 85,000 people have been infected in the United States. As states pleaded for supplies, the White House canceled a plan to produce thousands of ventilators.
Scientists warned that the United States someday would become the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
That moment arrived on Thursday.
In the United States, at least 85,000 people are known to have been infected with the coronavirus, including more than 1,200 deaths — more cases than China, Italy or any other country has seen, according to data gathered by The New York Times.
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China has banned international flights in the country from Saturday night. The step is to stop the virus from reentering the mainlaind.