BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities around the world turned to increasingly drastic measures Sunday to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, with lockdowns, curfews and travel restrictions spreading. ASSOCIATED PRESS Travelers wearing surgical masks wait in line, Friday, March 13, 2020, at Miami International Airport in Miami. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Spanish authorities said the number of infections climbed past 5,700, half of them in the capital, Madrid. “We had to close and remain shut for 15 days,” restaurant owner Rachel Paparardo said in Barcelona, which was already under regional restrictions. ___The Associated Press receives support for health and science coverage from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.

Source: Huffington Post March 15, 2020 10:07 UTC