'People are terrified': Daily life on hold as Americans face coronavirus threat

(Reuters) - In Texas, a photographer worries about paying his bills. In Pennsylvania, an aspiring dancer struggles with a cancelled audition. In suburban Los Angeles, a mother wonders whether anyone will show up for her son's bar mitzvah.

Across the United States, the coronavirus outbreak is shuttering schools, emptying sports arenas and clearing out offices as Americans practice "social distancing" - staying at least 6 feet (1.8 m) apart from one another - that health authorities say is necessary to slow the advance of the deadly pandemic.