FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk at as they arrive at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world.
The United States on Saturday reported its first death from the disease, a man in his 50s in Washington state, where officials said two of the state's three cases have links to a nursing home with dozens of residents showing disease symptoms.
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