nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||March 11, 2020: The Day Everything Changed||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The WHO declared a pandemic. The NBA shut down its season. President Trump banned travel from Europe. Tom Hanks tested positive. On one day a year ago, the coronavirus became very real in America.

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Before there were masks, there were elbow bumps. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., and Dr. Anthony Fauci greet each other before a House Oversight And Reform Committee hearing on March 11, 2020.

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The Coronavirus Crisis

March 11, 2020: The Day Everything Changed

The WHO declared a pandemic. The NBA shut down its season. President Trump banned travel from Europe. Tom Hanks tested positive. On one day a year ago, the coronavirus became very real in America.