The irony of Trumps casual attitude toward coronavirus

Published: March 9, 2020, 8:40 p.m.

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Today on Post Reports, Toluse Olorunnipa on how the coronavirus is testing President Trump\\u2019s leadership. Susannah George and Missy Ryan on how Afghanistan\\u2019s instability could affect peace talks. And remembering an English village that self-quarantined during the bubonic plague. 

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More than 500 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United States, including an attendee of a conference where President Trump spoke. Follow our live coverage here. 

In Afghanistan, rival presidential inaugurations took place Monday \\u2014 a day before negotiations between the government and the Taliban were expected to start. 

As governments around the world impose quarantines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, it is worth remembering the extraordinary story of an English village that faced an outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 17th century.

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