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Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and his beard have taken to Twitter to remind people to stay home.
You need to stay home. And so do your friends and family members. Help spread the word with your own video – and tag your friends to remind them to stay home too. And together, we can #PlankTheCurve. @MichaelBuble and @VancityReynolds – can you help? #StayAtHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/f1PQQrzMIK
Back to the White House now, where Dr Anthony Fauci, the head of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is absent.
My colleague David Smith is in the White House briefing room, and just asked President Trump, “Where is Dr. Fauci?”
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