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A worker wearing protective suit sprays disinfectant inside a classroom at a primary school in Athens, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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Italy expands lockdown, Israel tightens entry to halt virus
March 9, 2020 6:58 p.m.

Italy expands lockdown, Israel tightens entry to halt virus

SOAVE, Italy (AP) — The battle to halt the coronavirus brought sweeping new restrictions Monday, with Italy expanding a travel ban to the entire country, Israel ordering all visitors quarantined just weeks before Passover and Easter, and Spain closing all schools in and around its capital.