A worker disinfects in the hall of the Queens, in an effort to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Hamada Elrasam)
March 23, 2020
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March 23, 2020 3:15 p.m.
War-torn Syria braces for lockdown after first virus case
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians rushed to stock up on food and fuel Monday amid fears that authorities would resort to even stricter measures after reporting the first coronavirus infection in the country, where the health care system has been decimated by nearly a decade of civil war.