This photo shows empty shelves at a Hy-Vee supermarket in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, March 15, 2020. Shoppers have been buying up extra quantities of products since the outbreak of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
March 15, 2020
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March 15, 2020 9:04 p.m.
US moves nearer to shutdown amid coronavirus fears
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials across the country curtailed many elements of American life to fight the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, with health officials recommending that groups of 50 or more don't get together and a government expert saying a 14-day national shutdown may be needed.