Spain to Shut Schools in Madrid as Virus Cases Double

Global Coronavirus Cases Top 110,000, Deaths Exceed 3,800
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Spain’s national government and Madrid regional authorities agreed Monday to shut all schools and universities in the country’s capital beginning Wednesday as part of efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus after the number of cases doubled overnight.