A priest wearing a face masks to protect against coronavirus performs funeral rites at a Madrid cemetery during the coronavirus outbreak in Madrid, Spain, Friday, March 27, 2020. The new coronavirus 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/Bernat Armangue)
March 28, 2020
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March 28, 2020 7:50 a.m.
Virus infections top 600,000 globally with long fight ahead
BERLIN (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States and officials dug in for a long fight against the pandemic.