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View looking up an empty Shaftesbury Avenue around what would normally be theatre opening time, as London's theatreland goes dark, the day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered public meeting places like theatres, pubs, and restaurants across the country to close in unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Saturday March 21, 2020. For some people the COVID-19 coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, but for others it causes severe illness. (Dominic Lipinski / PA via AP)

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The Latest: Japan urges against nonessential travel to US
March 21, 2020 11:49 p.m.

The Latest: Japan urges against nonessential travel to US

TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 307,200 people and killed more than 13,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 92,300 people have recovered so far, mostly in China.