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Countries take harsh containment steps as virus spreads

by Associated Press
| February 27, 2020 5:30 PM

BANGKOK (AP) — Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers as a new virus troubled places around the globe.

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