3/9: U.S. coronavirus deaths more than double over the weekend. Stocks drop more than 7 percent at market open.

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The deadly coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the U.S., while Italy has more than a quarter of its population under lockdown. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial dropped 7 percent right after the opening bell. The State Department is now asking Americans not to take cruises while the coronavirus outbreak is still a threat. A cruise ship with at least 21 cases on board will dock in Oakland today after waiting off the California coast for days. Overseas, Italy is taking unprecedented steps to slow an alarming jump in the number of coronavirus cases. Two members of Congress are putting themselves under quarantine, because a man attending a large gathering of Republicans tested positive for the coronavirus. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are both in Michigan today, a head of tomorrow's Democratic presidential contests.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.