States Tighten Restrictions as Virus Cases Climb

Source: WSJ:

March 20, 2020 at 21:30

New York, California, Illinois and Nevada strengthened emergency measures on residents and businesses, as the number of coronavirus deaths world-wide doubled in a week to more than 10,000.1,521

California orders the largest lockdown in the U.S., a stimulus package calls for taxpayers to receive up to $1,200, and Walmart will hire 150,000 temporary staffers in response to a surge in demand for groceries. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday has the latest on the pandemic. Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News

Illinois, California, New York and Nevada strengthened emergency measures in response to the growing coronavirus crisis, tightening restrictions on residents and businesses, as a new surge in deaths in Italy helped push the world-wide toll to well over 10,000.

Italy reported 627 fatalities on Friday, the world’s highest number of deaths in a day from the coronavirus. The country’s total death toll now stands at 4,032, the most of any country, including China.

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