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FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo, the Illinois National Guard operates a COVID-19 drive-thru test site for medical personnel and first responders in Chicago. The use of National Guard units around the country to help with the response to the coronavirus pandemic is prompting rumors of a national lockdown or even martial law. Guard units are now helping to transport medical supplies, distribute food and even help direct traffic at drive-thru testing sites. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

FILE - In this March 24, 2020, file photo, the Illinois National Guard operates a COVID-19 drive-thru test site for medical personnel and first responders in Chicago. The use of National Guard units around the country to help with the response to the coronavirus pandemic is prompting rumors of a national lockdown or even martial law. Guard units are now helping to transport medical supplies, distribute food and even help direct traffic at drive-thru testing sites. (Ashlee Re…

March 25, 2020

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In pandemic, rumors of martial law fly despite reassurances
March 25, 2020 12:05 a.m.

In pandemic, rumors of martial law fly despite reassurances

NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans have been ordered to stay home. Businesses and schools are shuttered. And National Guard units have been activated in more than half the states.