Watch live: Coronavirus Task Force gives update on response

President Trump and members of the Coronavirus Task Force, charged with leading the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, are holding a briefing Tuesday. A growing number of governors are issuing orders demanding their residents remain in their homes as the death toll from the coronavirus in the country surpassed 3,000 overnight, but President Trump said such a move nationwide is doubtful.

The White House handed reporters the 30-day recommendations for slowing the spread of the virus, with no new recommendations. The president extended an Easter target to the end of April. The president said this will be a “very, very painful” two weeks. 

“This is gonna be a painful — a very, very painful — two weeks,” the president said. 

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator, presented a model showing that with a full community mitigation approach, the country will still see 100,000 to 240,000 deaths. 

Mr. Trump announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is setting up field hospitals, including a 250-bed hospital in Michigan and field hospitals in Louisiana that will amount to 500 beds. 

On Monday, leaders of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia issued stay-at-home orders, with Virginia’s set to last until June 10, the latest of any state so far. The president acknowledged a nationwide order has been discussed within the White House given the likelihood of more outbreaks in major cities, but said the extreme measure was “pretty unlikely.”

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More than 164,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University. 

With no indication of when life in the U.S. will begin to return to normal, House Democrats started drafting a fourth coronavirus relief package that would focus on the needs of hospitals, including protections for frontline workers, and investments in infrastructure.