FDA official warns the COVID-19 virus is on the "cusp" of being a pandemic

The coronavirus story remains a fluid situation

The CDC is saying there are 14 unchanged confirmed COVID-19 cases among those people repatriated back to the United States which does not sound all that bad.

Then an FDA official warns that the COVID-19 is on the cusp of being a pandemic.

Germany's health minister said that we are at the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in Germany and that the country can no longer track the infection chains.

The US stocks have retreated from highs for the day. The S&P and NASDAQ just traded to a new session low

• S&P index is up 10 points or 0.29% at 3138. The high was 3182.51. The low just reached 3134.76
• NASDAQ index is up 52 points or 0.57% at 9017. The high was 9148.32. The low just reached 9005.58
• Dow is up 61 points or 0.23% 27147. The high was 27542.78.