Headquarters in atlanta. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im natalie allen. And this is cnn newsroom. 5 00 a. M. Here on the east coast. And we really appreciate you joining us, as we bring you the very latest developments on the coronavirus as the pandemic surges around the world, the mantra in Health Officials is loud and clear stay home. One day after california ordered its residents not to go out, new york, connecticut and illinois have now fallen suit. That affects some 75 million americans. For now, the rest of the country does not face such restrictions, but people everywhere are urged to stay home as much as possible. And the reason, its simple. Testing shows, the virus is spreading quickly everywhere. The number of confirmed cases in the u. S. , now approaching 19,000. More than 250 people have died. The Global Pandemic shows no signs of slowing. Johns Hopkins University has logged more than a quarter million cases and well over 11,000