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A Thai Buddhist prays after offering food to Thai Buddhist monks as they wear face masks to protect themselves from a new coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Thailand's government agreed to declare an emergency to take stricter measures to control the coronavirus outbreak that has infected hundreds of people in the Southeast Asian country. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A Thai Buddhist prays after offering food to Thai Buddhist monks as they wear face masks to protect themselves from a new coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Thailand's government agreed to declare an emergency to take stricter measures to control the coronavirus outbreak that has infected hundreds of people in the Southeast Asian country. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in …

March 24, 2020

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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.