CDC advises suspending gatherings of 50 or more people

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an advisory on Sunday night recommending that nearly all gatherings of 50 or more people be canceled for the next two months.

The CDC is trying to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and specifically warned against holding "conferences, festivals, parades, concerts, sporting events, weddings, and other types of assemblies." The guidance does not apply to schools or businesses.

There are at least 3,499 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, and the death toll is now at 63.

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