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The Coronavirus Crisis Everything you need to know about the global outbreak.
The novel coronavirus, first detected at the end of 2019, has caused a global pandemic.
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The Coronavirus Crisis

Everything you need to know about the global outbreak

The plunge in demand for air travel during the coronavirus crisis is reflected on an airport screen in New Orleans on April 4. Carlos Barria/Reuters hide caption

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A trader works on the floor of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange in March. That month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record lows as the economic toll mounted from the rapid near-shutdown of key industrial and services sectors. BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Some Government Aid Checks Will Arrive This Week

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President Trump, center, and Vice President Mike Pence, left, speak speak next to Michigan state Rep. Karen Whitsett at the White House. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Cheerleaders wore face masks as Taiwan recently prepared for the the first professional baseball league game of the season. The island has emerged as a success story in containing coronavirus, avoiding the need for a strict lockdown. Ann Wang/REUTERS hide caption

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Employees and family members protest outside a Smithfield Foods processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota last week. The plant has had an outbreak of coronavirus cases. Stephen Groves/AP hide caption

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Public health experts say smartphone apps could augment the time-consuming work of tracking down people who have been exposed to the coronavirus. Juan Karita/AP hide caption

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Getting Back To Normal: Big Tech's Solution Depends On Public Trust

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Customers wearing face masks line up in front of a DIY store in Innsbruck, Austria. The store reopened on Tuesday, after shuttering to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. ERrich Spiess/EXPA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A photo taken last month by Nairobi resident Osman Siddiqi shows One Africa Place, a bullet-shaped glass high-rise in Nairobi, framed by the jagged, snowcapped peaks of Mount Kenya, which many residents said they have never seen from the capital city. Osman Siddiqi hide caption

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Osman Siddiqi

Chairs sit stacked in a hallway at a closed school in New Rochelle, N.Y., outside New York City. New Rochelle was an early hot spot in the state's battle against the coronavirus. Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., on Monday. Whitmer says she's listening to "the best medical advice" on when to ease restrictions. Michigan Office of the Governor via AP hide caption

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer: States Won't Open 'Via Twitter'

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