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A patient in a biocontainment unit is carried on a stretcher from an ambulance at the Columbus Covid 2 Hospital in Rome, on Tuesday. Italy's health system is straining to keep up with quickly rising coronavirus cases. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

'Every Single Individual Must Stay Home': Italy's Coronavirus Death Pass China's

The country has universal health care. But now, fighting tens of thousands of coronavirus cases, Italian hospitals and medical staff are overwhelmed, prompting anguished debate.

The vernal equinox falls on March 19 nationwide this year. It's the earliest start to spring since 1896. This photo shows the Earth shortly before the moment of the equinox on March 20, 2019. GOES-East/NOAA Environmental Visualization Laboratory hide caption

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Spring Starts Today All Over America, Which Is Weird

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A patient in a biocontainment unit is carried on a stretcher from an ambulance at the Columbus Covid 2 Hospital in Rome, on Tuesday. Italy's health system is straining to keep up with quickly rising coronavirus cases. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption

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'Every Single Individual Must Stay Home': Italy's Coronavirus Surge Strains Hospitals

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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie told NPR the department was prepared to help back up the nation's health care system, if needed. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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VA Secretary Wilkie: 'We Are The Surge Force'

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A sign announcing "Free Lunch" appears at the New Heightz Grocery Store in Reading, Penn. on March 20, 2020. Owner Moises Abreu is giving out meals to help as people struggle with reductions resulting from the coronavirus. MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle vi/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption

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'All Giving Is Very Necessary.' Ways To Give To Charity During The Coronavirus Crisis

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In the 1971 movie "Harold and Maude," Bud Cort play Harold and Ruth Gordon, Maude. CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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While Waiting Out The Pandemic, It's Worth A Watch Of These Classic Films

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