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A woman adjusts her mask as he walks through a quiet retail district in Beijing on Monday, March 23, 2020. Even while social distancing and quarantines for new arrivals remain the norm, China is striving to restore activity in the world's second-largest economy after the shutdown over the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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The Latest: Italy tops 69,000 coronavirus cases
March 24, 2020 11:04 a.m.

The Latest: Italy tops 69,000 coronavirus cases

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 400,000 people and killed over 18,000. 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 103,000 people have recovered so far, mostly in China.