A volunteer delivers a mask to protect against coronavirus in the Tuscan town of Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy, Friday, March 27, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. Writing at left reads "Please ring the bell" (Jennifer Lorenzini/LaPresse via AP)
March 27, 2020
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EU tempers fray as virus hits lives, livelihoods, economies
As the coronavirus claims lives, ruins livelihoods and wreaks economic havoc, tensions are rising between European Union countries over how best to respond as the pandemic overwhelms some member nations, once more raising troubling questions about the EU's ability to stand united in times of crisis.