Zhili Sun, practices tai chi under a blooming cherry tree while wearing a mask, Sunday, March 15, 2020, along the tidal basin in Washington. Sun, who is from China, says he was visiting his son in the U.S. when COVID-19 struck and has been unable to get home. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
March 15, 2020
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