Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte orders businesses to shut down as the country struggles to contain infections. BREAKING NEWS UPDATES HERE: https://abcn.ws/2xvjJ53

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Stock markets tumbled on Wednesday, and are down more than 20% from their 2020 peak, as the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a “pandemic.”

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On Wednesday, President Donald Trump met with banking leaders at the White House to discuss a coronavirus stimulus plan. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2TWrCYW

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Italian police patrolled checkpoints to monitor the public’s movement and enforce measures the prime minister has ordered to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Italy has the second-highest reported death toll and number of confirmed infected cases. https://abcn.ws/2U0ef9U

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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks following losses to Joe Biden in several primary states, arguing his campaign was winning the “ideological debate” in the Democratic Party even as it struggled to beat Joe Biden. https://abcn.ws/2TW0bP0

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The usually bustling restaurants and shops in Rome were deserted Tuesday evening, closing early due to lack of customers and a government decree to restrict the movement of people in order to combat coronavirus contagion. https://abcn.ws/2TVvf1f

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The World Health Organization says “COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic,” but says describing it as such “does not change WHO’s assessment of the threat posed by the virus…and it doesn’t change what countries should do.” https://abcn.ws/2wR50Rv

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