A fried chicken vendor wears a face mask as a preventative measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wedensday, March 18, 2020. Authorities have decreed a quarantine from 5pm to 5am in an attempt to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. The vast majority of people recover from the COVID-19 disease. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
March 18, 2020
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March 18, 2020 10:48 p.m.
Trump invokes emergency authority, no new cases in Wuhan
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump invoked emergency authority to marshal industry to fight the coronavirus, as the economic fallout from the pandemic mounted Wednesday with major U.S. auto manufacturers saying they are shutting down their North American factories.