A view of a park of Roubaix, northern France, Thursday, March 19, 2020, after new travel restrictions are announced to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. For many people the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms but for some it can cause severe illness. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
March 19, 2020
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Business Fallout: Airlines lobby for funds, Domino's hiring
It was less than 11 weeks ago that the first cases of pneumonia were detected in Wuhan, China. The speed at which what would soon be named COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, knocked the global economy askew is unparalleled in our lifetimes.