A man jumps rope as he works out in a nearly empty square outside the European Parliament during a partial lockdown ordered by Belgium government in Brussels, Monday, March 23, 2020. For some people the COVID-19 coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it causes severe illness. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
March 23, 2020
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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.