Live updates: Coronavirus cases top 197,000 globally - CNN

US Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks during a press briefing about the coronavirus in Washington, DC, on March 14. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

Whether you test positive or negative for the novel coronavirus, "we should be acting as if we have the virus," US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams said on NBC this morning.

Speaking to the importance of following mitigation measures during the current coronavirus outbreak, Adams said that any person who feels sick should stay home — and testing negative for the virus should not change that.

"If we do those three things — making sure we’re cleaning our surfaces, making sure we’re washing our hands, and making sure we’re staying six feet away from people — that’s how we will most protect ourselves from this disease," Adams said today.

Adams added: "You should not change your approach to mitigation measures based on a positive or a negative test. You could test negative and still be early in the incubation period and still spread coronavirus."

Earlier this week: During a White House briefing yesterday, Vice President Mike Pence noted that while testing for the novel coronavirus is becoming more widely available, the actions of people in the United States should take remain the same, even if they can’t get a test.

“You don’t need the results of testing to know what you should do,” Pence said, urging everyone in the country to follow the principles in the Trump administration’s 15-day plan to slow new infections in the US.

The plan, announced Monday, offers more stringent recommendations about staying home and avoiding groups of 10 people or more, among other things.

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