A giant graffiti depicting medical staff holding a figure shaped as a boot representing Italy and reading " To you all
Thanks", is painted on a side of the Brescia hospital, Italy, Monday, March 16, 2020. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some, it can cause more severe illness, especially in older adults and people with existing health problems. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
March 16, 2020
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March 16, 2020 8:12 p.m.
France says people must stay home to slow spread of virus
PARIS (AP) — France said Monday that it would follow other European countries in confining residents mostly to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, while the European Union considered closing its external borders to foreign travelers to impede infections.