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Photographers wait at the start of a meeting of EU interior ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, March 13, 2020. European Union interior ministers on Friday were trying to coordinate their response to the novel coronavirus as the number of cases spreads throughout the 27-nation bloc and countries take individual measures to slow the disease down. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Thierry Monasse)

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France to 'strongly reduce' movement to slow spread of virus
March 16, 2020 12:27 p.m.

France to 'strongly reduce' movement to slow spread of virus

BRUSSELS (AP) — France is imposing nationwide restrictions on how far from their homes people can go and for what purpose as part of the country's strategy to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.