Pallbearers wait outside a cemetery in Bergamo, northern Italy, Monday, March 16, 2020. Bergamo is one of the cities most hit by the new coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.(Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP)
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.