Directions: Read the news summary, watch the two-minute PBS NewsHour news wrap for March 23 and complete the current events activity. 

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News summary: As the spread of the coronavirus accelerates, more than a fifth of the global population has been ordered or urged to stay home, including in a growing number of U.S. states.

In this news summary:

• Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pressed President Trump to use his full authority against the coronavirus.
• This summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo will be postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The games will likely take place next year.
• U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to try to end a stalemate blocking peace talks with the Taliban.

March 23, 2020 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour.

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