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Virus epidemic growing by day hits schools, concerts, parks

by Associated Press
| February 28, 2020 12:05 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's schools prepared to close for almost a month and entertainers, topped by K-pop superstars BTS, canceled events as a virus epidemic extended its spread through Asia into Europe and on Friday, into sub-Saharan Africa.

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