US president decides against quarantine for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as virus toll in US passes 2,000.
US President Donald Trump has backed away from imposing a quarantine in the New York area, instead directing that a "strong travel advisory" be issued for the region to limit the spread of the new coronavirus.
The announcement on Twitter came late on Saturday as criticism grew over Trump's earlier call to prohibit travel in and out of virus hotspots in the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
The US now accounts for the highest number of coronavirus infections of any nation, recording more than 122,000 confirmed cases on Saturday. The death toll in the country surged past 2,000, more than double the figure two days ago.
In Spain, the number of deaths from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new virus, rose to 5,690, and in hard-hit Italy, the death toll jumped above 10,000.
Worldwide, the number of cases has reached more than 660,000. Some 139,000 people have recovered, while more than 30,000 have died.
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