TOKYO — Amid fears about where the next outbreak of a fast-spreading new virus would appear, infections and deaths continued to rise across the globe on March 1, emptying streets of tourists and workers, shaking economies and rewriting the realities of daily life.
Associated Press: Virus outbreak batters economies, raises fear of spread
A woman wearing a protective facemask, amid fears of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, talks on a phone as she walks through the Pak Khlong Talat flower market in Bangkok on Feb. 23, 2020.
