Millennials got the spotlight in a Rose Garden press briefing. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, had an important message on March 16 about the younger generation: “They are the core group that will stop this virus.”

Birx and the rest of the task force stressed that to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, people should limit their gatherings to no more than 10 people — not just in bars and restaurants, but in homes.