'Every metro area should assume that they will have an outbreak equivalent to New York,' said Dr. Deborah Birx.
Some of the country’s major cities have been the hardest hit by the virus so far with New York City home to over 30,000 confirmed cases and at least 670 deaths.
Asked whether she believes New York, New Jersey and parts of Connecticut should be quarantined to slow the spread of the virus, as President Donald Trump floated on Saturday, Birx wouldn’t say outright.
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