Pence warns coronavirus outbreak could last well into July

Speaking one day after President Trump unveiled sweeping new guidelines advising Americans to avoid bars, restaurants and gatherings of more than 10 people for 15 days, the vice president said the administration is bracing for a severe economic disruption.

“The 15 days is about measures we believe can impact the growth and expansion of the virus in the United States,” Pence told NPR’s Steve Inskeep in an interview at the White House. “But we fully expect that we will be dealing with the coronavirus in the United States for months … according to some of our modeling, we could well be dealing with coronavirus cases in the United States well into July.