Jaime Ramirez feeds his son Gabriel in Chia, Colombia, Monday, March 23, 2020. The government announced a nationwide lockdown starting Tuesday to fight the spread of new coronavirus, putting strict restrictions on residents' movements, but emphasized it will guarantee the continuation of local agriculture and food distribution. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
March 23, 2020
Stories this photo appears in:
March 23, 2020 11:45 p.m.
In global fight vs. virus, over 1.5 billion told: Stay home
NEW YORK (AP) — With masks, ventilators and political goodwill in desperately short supply, more than one-fifth of the world’s population was ordered or urged to stay in their homes Monday at the start of what could be a pivotal week in the battle to contain the coronavirus in the U.S. and Europe.