A worker wearing protective clothing disinfects historical Fatih Mosque, in Istanbul, Saturday, March 14, 2020, as a precaution against the coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
March 14, 2020
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March 14, 2020 6:26 p.m.
Spain locks down its citizens, while France shuts nightlife
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain locked down its 46 million citizens and France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of the world loves about it — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes and restaurants — as governments took increasingly desperate measures to put more space between people and contain the coronavirus.