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A tourist wearing a mask walks away from the Louvre museum in Paris, Monday, March 2, 2020. The Louvre Museum was closed again Monday as management was meeting with staff worried about the spread of the new virus in the world's most-visited museum. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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France fights mask hoarding; Virus deaths soar in Italy
March 3, 2020 4:55 p.m.

France fights mask hoarding; Virus deaths soar in Italy

PARIS (AP) — France requisitioned protective masks and sent tens of thousands of students home from school, deaths in Italy soared and Spain isolated dozens of health workers Tuesday as the new coronavirus spread further into Europe.