A municipal worker sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus outbreak, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 27, 2020. The virus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
March 27, 2020
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March 27, 2020 10:56 a.m.
Italy is 2nd country to pass Chinese virus case total
LONDON (AP) — Deaths surged in Italy and Spain on Friday, troubling new outbreak sites bubbled in the United States, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became the first leader of a major country to test positive for the coronavirus that has sickened more than a half-million people worldwide.