Vice President Mike Pence, center, along with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, right, speaks to the media after a meeting with cruise line company leaders to discuss the efforts to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Port Everglades, Saturday March 7, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Gaston De Cardenas)

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The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile people be advised not to fly because of the coronavirus, a federal official said.

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