FILE - In this March 13, 2020 file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear discusses developments in Kentucky regarding the new coronavirus in Frankfort, Ky. Beshear ordered bars and restaurant dine-in services to close in another aggressive step to contain the new coronavirus as the state reported its first death linked to the illness.(AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)
March 20, 2020
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March 20, 2020 1:07 p.m.
Kentucky governor draws praise as he battles coronavirus
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Confronting his first major crisis in office, Kentucky's new Democratic governor has won bipartisan praise for the assertive but calm way he has gone to war against the new coronavirus.