Check-in counters of Japanese airlines are empty at the Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 9, 2020. South Korea announced on Friday, March 6, it will end visa-free entry for Japanese citizens starting Monday in retaliation for a two-week quarantine imposed by Japan on all visitors from South Korea because of its surging viral outbreak. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
March 9, 2020
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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.