Quarantine staff members wear face masks and shields as passengers arriving from Germany fill a form at Narita international airport in Narita, near Tokyo Saturday, March 21, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (Kyodo News via AP)
March 21, 2020
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March 21, 2020 6:07 a.m.
Despite lockdowns cases keep rising, straining hospitals
BERLIN (AP) — Streets, squares and highways were deserted in large parts of the world Saturday as curfews and lockdowns multiplied in the face of a rapidly advancing virus that is severely straining many health systems.