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A motorcyclist rides in extremely light traffic along California 110 in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the state's 40 million residents to stay at home indefinitely. His order restricts non-essential movements to control the spread of the coronavirus that threatens to overwhelm the state's medical system. He called up 500 National Guard troops Thursday to help with distributing food. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal
March 24, 2020 11:44 p.m.

India's 1.3 billion locked down as US reaches virus aid deal

NEW DELHI (AP) — The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic, while in the U.S., lawmakers and the White House agreed on a massive $2 trillion domestic aid package to help those impacted by the outbreak.