DCH Regional Medical Center opened a drive through testing facility for the Covid-19, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Tuscaloosa had three confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of Monday morning. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
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March 16, 2020 7:46 p.m.
Alabama: 29 virus cases; closures in state's biggest county
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Bidding to stop the new coronavirus, public health officials in Alabama's largest county ordered restaurants to switch to take-out service only and ordered child care centers closed and nursing home visits restricted.