Trump Says He Discussed Nationwide Stay-at-Home Order But It’s ‘Unlikely’

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump considered a national stay-at-home order to combat the coronavirus, but said it’s “pretty unlikely.”

“We’ve talked about it,” he said at a White House news conference on Monday. Some parts of the country “are frankly not in trouble at all,” the president said.

“If we do that, I will let you know, but it’s pretty unlikely, I would think, at this time,” Trump said.

Governors Larry Hogan of Maryland and Ralph Northam of Virginia, together with Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, announced stay-at-home orders on Monday. The orders allow people to leave their homes for limited reasons, such as to buy groceries, medicine or conduct essential business.

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