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FILE - This Dec. 18, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Capitol building is seen before sunrise on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress is shutting the Capitol to the public until April in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday, March 12, 2020, a rare step that underscores the growing gravity with which the government is reacting to the viral outbreak. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - This Dec. 18, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Capitol building is seen before sunrise on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress is shutting the Capitol to the public until April in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday, March 12, 2020, a rare step that underscores the growing gravity with which the government is reacting to the viral outbreak. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

March 12, 2020

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No visitors: Congress hunkers down against coronavirus
March 12, 2020 7:44 p.m.

No visitors: Congress hunkers down against coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The notes started popping up on Congress’ office doors this week. Elbow greetings only. A six-foot radius. And that’s for lawmakers who are taking visitors at all.