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Virus accelerates in Italy; US urges citizens to avoid north

by Associated Press
| March 4, 2020 12:05 AM

MILAN (AP) — Coronavirus infections in Italy rose 50% Sunday and the U.S. government issued its strongest travel warning yet, advising Americans against any travel to two regions in northern Italy that have been hard hit by the virus that first emerged in China in December.

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