CORONA VIRUS: MANY COUNTRIES HAVE CONFIRMED OUTBREAK.
epidemic US confirms new coronavirus case, Germany says it's at the beginning of an epidemic PUBLISHED WED, FEB 26 2020 8:20 AM EST UPDATED WED, FEB 26 2020 7:58 PM EST Berkeley Lovelace Jr. @BERKELEYJR William Feuer @WILLFOIA Dawn Kopecki @DAWN_KOPECKI SHARE The coverage on this live blog has ended — but for up-to-the-minute coverage on the coronavirus, visit the live blog from CNBC's Asia-Pacific team. All times below are in Eastern time Total confirmed cases: More than 81,000 Total deaths: At least 2,764 7:20 pm: Trump says schools should prepare pandemic plans 'just in case' President Donald Trump said schools should start preparing their pandemic plans as a precaution in case the COVID-19 outbreak that's rapidly spreading through Asia, Europe and the Middle East takes hold in the U.S. "Every aspect of our society should be prepared. I don't think it's going to come to that," Trump said.