D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced his support for a shelter-in-place order in the District in order to minimize the risk of coronavirus exposure.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser restricted access to the Tidal Basin to stop people from gathering to see the cherry blossoms as part of coronavirus measures.
The city's cherry trees saw their peak bloom on March 20, but authorities are discouraging the public from traveling to see them due to the coronavirus outbreak.