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Friday, March 20, 2020
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Friday, March 20, 2020
Illinois follows NY, California in ordering virus lockdowns
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIllinois is joining New York state and California in ordering all residents to stay in their homes unless they have vital reasons to go out.
Together, the actions by the states’ governors amount to the most sweeping efforts in the US yet to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The three states encompass more than 70 million people and the three biggest cities in America: New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
— AP
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