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A participant washes her hands with soap and water against the new coronavirus at a women's 5km fun run in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, March 15, 2020. Ethiopia reported on Thursday its first case of the new coronavirus which causes COVID-19. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)

A participant washes her hands with soap and water against the new coronavirus at a women's 5km fun run in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, March 15, 2020. Ethiopia reported on Thursday its first case of the new coronavirus which causes COVID-19. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including…

March 15, 2020

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Daily life near a standstill as nations try to halt pandemic
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.