An employee of the pubic transport company wearing protective equipment walks during the daily disinfection of busses, part of the procedures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, in the early morning hours in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 15, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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March 15, 2020 7:22 p.m.
Daily life near a standstill as nations try to halt pandemic
ROME (AP) — Meeting with friends, dining out, worshiping and other daily routines have nearly halted as nations take drastic steps to try to stop the coronavirus pandemic.