People get out for fresh air at a park, Thursday, March 26, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. The city and surrounding counties are under a mandatory stay-at-home order to help stem the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
March 27, 2020
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March 27, 2020 7:40 p.m.
Missouri governor mobilizes National Guard for virus fight
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri braced for a surge of coronavirus patients as the number of deaths grew to nine, with the governor mobilizing the state's National Guard and a top St. Louis County official urging recently retired health care workers to return to work.