As of Thursday afternoon, the number of deaths in Italy from the coronavirus disease COVID-19 exceeds 3,400 — passing China's tally of more than 3,200 deaths.
Video later emerged of the dinosaur scurrying up the street after tossing out garbage — prompting some to wonder whether the T. Rex was simply taking precautions against the coronavirus.
The European Union is closing its external borders for 30 days to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Movement within EU member nations will still be allowed.
The British government wants to keep schools open so health workers don't have to stay home to look after their kids, but some teachers say that's putting them and their pupils at risk.
States and local governments take extensive measures to keep people apart to try to curb the coronavirus' spread — including Ohio delays its primary election. And, all of Spain is quarantined.
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Unger, who teaches foreign policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Italy, about being ordered to stay at home.
Europe is seeing rapid increases in the number of patients infected with coronavirus, with Spain particularly badly hit. French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered a complete shutdown.