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PARIS - Coronavirus cases surged in Italy, and France closed the world-famous Louvre Museum on Sunday as the deadly outbreak that began in China sent fear rising across Western Europe, threatening its tourism industry. The number of countries hit by the virus climbed past 60, and the death toll worldwide neared 3,000. New fronts in the battle opened rapidly over the weekend, deepening the sense of crisis that has already sent financial markets plummeting, emptied the streets in many cities and rewritten the routines of millions of people. More than 87,500 around the globe have been infected, with the virus popping up on every continent but Antarctica. Australia and Thailand reported their first deaths Sunday, while the Dominican Republic and the Czech Republic recorded their first infections. Italian authorities announced that the number of people infected in the country soared 50% to more than 1,600 in just 24 hours, and five more had died, bringing the death toll there to 34. The U.S. government advised Americans against traveling to the two northern Italian regions hit hardest, among them Lombardy, which includes Milan. Major American airlines began suspending flights to Milan. The travel restrictions against Italy and the rising alarm in France could deal a heavy blow to the tourism industries. Spring, especially Easter, is a hugely popular time for schoolchildren to visit France and Italy. "We had already registered a slowdown of Americans coming to Italy in recent days," said Bernabo Bocca, president of Italy's hotel association. "Now, the final blow has arrived." Iran, Iraq and South Korea, among other places, also saw the number of infections rise. Panic-buying of daily necessities emerged in Japan. Tourist attractions across Asia, Europe and the...
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