Coronavirus Watch: 3 months since US confirmed first case

Today marks three months since the U.S. confirmed its first coronavirus case – a Washington state man in his 30s who had recently returned from Wuhan, China.

We take a look at what's transpired in the weeks that followed, and what could happen next.

It's Tuesday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the Paste BN Network.

Here's the latest news, as of 3 p.m. ET:

• Nearly 1,500 people in the U.S. who had contracted COVID-19 died Monday. More than 43,000 people have died among more than 810,000 confirmed cases in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University data. New York state has suffered more than one-third of the deaths. See a map of confirmed cases here.
• President Trump tweeted late Monday that he was temporarily suspending immigration to the U.S. The president cited the need to protect jobs in light of the ongoing pandemic.
• New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was expected to visit Trump at the White House today. Cuomo said the discussion would focus on coronavirus testing.
• The governors of Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia announced various measures Monday aimed at easing restrictions on some businesses in their states.
• Essentials of a $450 billion stimulus deal providing money for small businesses, hospitals and coronavirus testing has been struck and will win Senate approval, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, said Tuesday.
• More than half of the people who qualify have yet to receive any cash from the first round of stimulus checks.
• U.S. stocks skidded Tuesday after the price of U.S. crude oil briefly plunged below zero. Sign up for The Daily Money here.
• All the available evidence indicates the coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a laboratory as has been alleged, the World Health Organization says.
• A malaria drug widely touted by Trump for treating the coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
• The Scripps National Spelling Bee has been canceled for the first time since 1945.
• Germany has canceled Oktoberfest. The German beer festival, scheduled to open Sept. 19 and run through Oct. 4, expected nearly 6 million guests.

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— Grace Hauck, Breaking News Reporter, @grace_hauck