A disinfectant dispenser hangs at a wall besides flower vases prior the upcoming election of the Thuringian parliament in the Landtag building in Erfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Germany faces several people infected with the novel coronavirus called COVID-19. The parliament of the eastern German state Thuringia will elect the new governor on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
March 3, 2020
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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.