A woman relaxes in a hammock hanging amid cherry trees in full bloom along Kelly Drive in Philadelphia, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Mayor Jim Kenney has issued a stay-at-home order to the nation's sixth most-populated city to keep its residents from leaving home, except to get food, seek medical attention, exercise outdoors, go to a job classified as essential or other errands that involve personal and public safety. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
March 26, 2020
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Half-million infected worldwide as economic toll rises
The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most of its industry, and a record-shattering 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits in a single week. The U.S. surpassed official Chinese government numbers to become the country with most reported infections.