A woman wearing a face mask and gloves protection against coronavirus buys vegetables in a municipal market in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, March 28, 2020. The highly contagious CODIC-19 coronavirus has impacted on society around the globe, with many people self imposing isolation, and social distancing when they move from their homes. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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.