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A soldier gives indications to passengers as they line up to have their travel documents checked, in Rome's Termini main train station, Monday, March 23, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A soldier gives indications to passengers as they line up to have their travel documents checked, in Rome's Termini main train station, Monday, March 23, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

March 23, 2020

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Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus
March 23, 2020 6:57 a.m.

Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus

PARIS (AP) — The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world's population — were asked or ordered to stay home on Monday to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus.