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State Rep. Tracy Ehlert, D-Cedar Rapids, works at her desk in the Iowa House, Monday, March 16, 2020, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. I Iowa leaders are suspending the current legislative session for at least 30 days in efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Government issues historic restrictions amid virus outbreak
March 16, 2020 9:21 p.m.

Government issues historic restrictions amid virus outbreak

The United States implemented dramatic new restrictions on Americans going out in public and 7 million people in the San Francisco area were put on a near-total lockdown to control the coronavirus emergency that has walloped the global economy.