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Seen through a metal ventilation tube a Romanian serviceman carries separation panels for a triage tent the army was called to erect outside the Marie Curie children's hospital, in order to separate patients potentially infected with the new Coronavirus before admission, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, March 16, 2020, as the state of emergency announced last week by the country's president comes into effect. 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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As pandemic spreads, China's ex-epicenter down to 1 new case

MADRID (AP) — The battle to contain the coronavirus reached new urgency, as more governments locked down borders and ordered new closures and restrictions and pleas went out to funnel masks and ventilators to places struggling with soaring numbers of sick patients.