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How the world is responding to coronavirus

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An Indonesian police sprays disinfectant at a local school in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on March 20, 2020 amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Worldwide, more than 15,000 people have been killed and more than 350,000 infected in 144 nations as the coronavirus spreads, taking lives and economies down with it. Western governments and international donors are considering multitrillion-dollar emergency spending to help boost the global response to ending the pandemic while avoiding economic catastrophe. The draconian measures adopted in many nations involve states of emergency that close businesses and sharply curtail the movement of people, who are encouraged to stay home.

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