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U.S. officials urge adherence to social distancing as NY infections slow

By John Yang

The human cost of the novel coronavirus pandemic is still rising worldwide, but infections may be leveling off in Italy, Spain and New York, which lost nearly 800 people to the disease Tuesday. U.S. officials at both the state and…

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Global virus infections top 800,000 as Spain sees record deaths

By Aritz Parra, David Rising, Nick Perry, Associated Press

Spain's coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country's medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients and the world total climbed to more than 800,000 case.

Up to 200K deaths foreseen in U.S. as Spain, Italy demand help

By Joseph Wilson, Colleen Barry, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

As the U.S. tops the world in reported infections from the new coronavirus, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases predicts 100,000-200,000 deaths from the outbreak in the U.S.

Italy hopes virus is easing but fears new onslaught in south

By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry, Trisha Thomas, Associated Press

Doctors and nurses in Italy's overwhelmed northern hospitals have welcomed a slight stabilizing in the number of coronavirus infections but fear the virus is still silently spreading in the south two weeks into the West's most extreme nationwide shutdown.

In drastic move, Italy shuts most factories to halt virus

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

Italy's decision is more in line with draconian measures taken by China than with declarations coming out of other democratic partners, who are at least a week or two behind Italy's rate of virus infections.

'We are collapsing': Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy

By Joseph Wilson, Aritz Parra, Associated Press

In Spain, doctors and nurses complain of shortages of the equipment necessary to shield them from contagion and tests for the new virus. There and in Italy, many medical professionals are falling ill.

Italian doctors urge the U.S. to learn from their country's mistakes

By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin

With close to 7,000 deaths, Italy is the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic so far. Its health care system, one of Europe’s best, is mustering all its resources to respond to the flood of patients infected with COVID-19.

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Italy's virus epicenter grapples with huge toll, some hidden

By Colleen Barry, Luca Bruno, Associated Press

Provincial mayors are sounding an alarm that the virus-related toll fails to reflect a spike in deaths in the general population among those who have not been tested.

Italian death toll overtakes China's as virus spreads

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

The death toll in Italy from the coronavirus overtook China’s on Thursday, and infections in the United States climbed past 10,000, in a stark illustration of how the crisis has pivoted toward the West.