World Health Organization declares Corona-virus a “pandemic” Trump restricts travel from Europe

A virus outbreak that began in China nearly three months ago has now infected more than 1,000 people in the United States and killed 36.

The World Health Organization declared the virus a "pandemic" during a news conference in Geneva Wednesday.

More than 120,000 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, still mostly on the Chinese mainland, according to data provided by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

But that proportion is shrinking by the day as the epidemic is appearing to subside in China while cases spike elsewhere, especially in Europe and in the Middle East.

The Trump campaign, which had resisted canceling events, announced following the president's national TV address that it was postponing its Milwaukee, Wisconsin, visit next week.

"Out of an abundance of caution because of the coronavirus outbreak, the President’s campaign is postponing the Catholics for Trump event scheduled for March 19th in Milwaukee. It will be rescheduled," Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said.

Earlier today, the Trump campaign's Kayleigh McEnany claimed that Joe Biden was using the coronavirus as an "excuse to get off the campaign trail."

The 30th death in the state of Washington was recorded on Wednesday evening, according to health officials.

The death, 37th in the country, took place in Snohomish County, separate from the 22 deaths associated with a nursing facility in King County.

It was the third death in Snohomish County since the outbreak began; officials did not offer any details on the death.