Travel Grinds to a Halt, Plants Close, as Virus Takes Hold

NEW YORK (AP) — States that rely on tourism are capitulating, for now. The governor of Hawaii is asking visitors to stay away for at least a month. In Nevada, the governor shut down all casinos for at least 30 days.  Manufacturers are shutting down plants in Europe and in the United States in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus, or because the demand for goods is evaporating in the pandemic. On Wednesday, markets were halted for the fourth time this month as the S&P 500 fell 7%. Prior to that, shares were tumbling despite would could be $1 trillion in targeted U.S. government aid.


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