CDC Recommends Ban on Gatherings of 50 or More People The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) made the extraordinary recommendation on Sunday.
It is recommending the suspension of public gatherings remain in effect for eight weeks.
CDC Statement, via NPR News Such gatherings include "conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings, and other types of assemblies." The recommendation does not currently apply to schools, businesses or universities.
Many such institutions around the U.S. have already announced closures.
As of mid-March, nearly 3,500 cases of the virus have been reported in the U.S. 63 people have died.
