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China reported no new domestic cases of the novel coronavirus, though 34 people coming to China from overseas have tested positive. [Forward to a friend]( | [Subscribe]( | [View in your browser]( [Top of The World]( China has reported no new domestic cases of the novel coronavirus as the epicenter of the oubreak moves to Europe. US President Donald Trump is calling for a $1 trillion economic package, including $500 billion in direct payouts to Americans. And in Spain, reverberations from history: The legacy of former dictator, Gen. Fransisco Franco still lingers — even after being erased from the national record. --------------------------------------------------------------- Our coronavirus coverage has never been behind a paywall. No paywalls, ever. Your donations help us make our nonprofit journalism available to everyone. [donate]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In the news today No new domestic cases in China, as US testing lags [A local medical worker embraces and bids farewell to a medical worker from Jiangsu at the Wuhan Railway Station as the medical team from Jiangsu leaves Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hubei province, China March 19, 2020.]( Credit: China Daily via Reuters China reported [no new domestic cases]( of the novel coronavirus, though 34 people coming to China from overseas have tested positive. Experts warn these numbers may be an anomoly, and China is not immune to a resurgance. But in the US, testing still lags woefully, Harvard epidemiologist [Dr. Michael Mina told The World.]( And as more and more celebrities test positive, there are legitimate questions about what type of [priviledged access is afforded to the rich](. In India, [milennials are far more worried]( about COVID-19 than older generations. And for those having trouble convincing older relatives to take precautions seriously, [here are some tips](. From The World: [Strolling through Turin amid lockdown]( And: [Experts concerned Mexico not taking enough COVID-19 precautions]( Leaders move to stabilize economies, Trump pushes $1 trillion package As cases appear to level off in China, Europe is becoming the new epicenter of the virus — and the economy has come to a standstill. The [European Central Bank launched $820 billion]( in new bond purchases Wedensday to mitigate concerns about the eurozone's viability. US President Donald Trump is calling for a [$1 trillion economic package]( to respond to the economic fallout of coronavirus, including $500 billion in direct payouts to taxpayers. And Congress has passed a bill that guarantees free coronavirus testing and expands paid sick leave benefits — [but only to a subset of workers](, barring millions of Americans from accessing the relief the legislation provides. Also: [Italian delivery workers want people to stop ordering stuff they don’t need]( And: [More wild market swings ahead as coronavirus spreads]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We're listening: How are you surviving quarantine across The World? As we spend more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic, we're recalibrating our routines. Instead of the gym, some of us are taking online exercise classes, picking up new or neglected hobbies, or finding new online groups to chat. We want to hear the most important part of your stay-at-home routine. Send us a voice memo at [myworld@theworld.org](mailto:myworld@theworld.org?subject=Surviving%20quarantine) and tell us us your name, the city you live in and what stroke of isolation creativity you are proud of. [This Muslim American congressional candidate sees hateful messages as a chance for dialogue]( By his own admission, Oz Dillon hated Muslims. In early March, when Dillon saw a Muslim American man running to represent Virginia in Congress, it made him mad. He tweeted that the candidate, Qasim Rashid, was unfit for office, and included a hateful meme that falsely portrayed Islam as promoting violence. Many Muslim American candidates for elected office get hateful messages. It can be scary. But Qasim Rashid, the candidate Dillon attacked, [almost seems to welcome them](. “I think the bigger risk is for me to stay silent and not try to neutralize this hatred,” Rashid said. “Because if I do that, as my children get older, they'll have to suffer through it.” --------------------------------------------------------------- The Number in the News: 100 Some say Berlin is the world's clubbing capital. But 100 clubs have closed throughout the past decade, and the city is changing. Now, more and more nightclubs are under threat from gentrification and rising property values. A group of club enthusiasts want clubs to have the same cultural status as opera houses — a move they hope will afford the clubs more protections. On today’s episode of [The Number in the News](, hear the surprising people in Berlin who are supporting this. The Number in the News is The World’s daily smart speaker show. You’ll learn one number you won’t forget and why it’s in the news today. [Click here]( to add The Number in the News to your Amazon or Google flash briefing and hear a new episode seven days a week. [In the shadow of Franco’s legacy, Spain faces its fascist history]( [ake flowers in a red and yellow vase provide shade to the stately-looking image of Spanish dictator, Gen. Fransisco Franco.]( Credit: Jordan Gass-Poore'/The World This week, Spain’s streets and national monuments went silent in the wake of a nation-wide lockdown to fight the spread of COVID-19. But the question of former Gen. Fransisco [Franco’s legacy still lingers](. A wind-tattered Spanish flag continues to flap over the grave of Franco, the former fascist dictator who governed Spain from 1939-1975. Under his dictatorship, 114,000 people went missing or were killed by his notorious death squads. After Franco’s death in 1975, political parties devised a “pact of forgetting,” which essentially [erased the dictator’s legacy from the national record]( — including bans on teaching civil war history and the investigation of murders and disappearances under his watch. --------------------------------------------------------------- Morning meme Pets are allowed out for short "business" outings during Spain's lockdown. [T-rexes, apparantly, do not qualify](. 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