Italy closed schools for 8.4 million students through March 15 after at least four other countries — Japan, the UAE, Lebanon, Iraq — took similar action.
The new virus comes from a large family of what are known as coronaviruses, some causing nothing worse than a cold. It causes cold- and flu-like symptoms, including cough and fever and, in more severe case, shortness of breath. It can worsen to pneumonia, which can be fatal.
Businesses of all types suffered a downturn as travel and tourism plummeted and worried consumers changed their habits.
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