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US Capitol closing to public until April amid virus outbreak

by Associated Press
| March 12, 2020 7:05 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is shutting the Capitol to the public until April in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday, a rare step that underscores the growing gravity with which the government is reacting to the viral outbreak.

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