A municipal worker wearing protective gear sprays disinfectant to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, on a street in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. In Lebanon, a criminal court ordered the release of 46 prisoners who were being held without trial to protect them from getting infected, the state-run National News Agency reported. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
March 31, 2020
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March 31, 2020 4:02 p.m.
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,500 Tuesday, eclipsing China’s official count. President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” as public health experts projected 100,000 to 240,000 people could die in the U.S. even if Americans follow social-distancing guidelines.