Trump 'considering quarantine on New York'

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US President Donald Trump has said he is considering imposing a quarantine on New York in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

"We'd like to see [it] quarantined because it's a hotspot," he told reporters on Saturday. "I'm thinking about that."

He spoke as confirmed cases in the state increased to more than 52,000, with at least 728 deaths.

New York state has the highest number of cases of Covid-19 in the US.

Coronavirus: Trump 'considering quarantining New York'

The president says he may seal off the state, but its governor says the idea is "preposterous".

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