FILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo, people line up in front of a new set up test and information center for the new coronavirus at the district Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany. Germany has seen a steady rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, but so far deaths have been low compared to many of its European neighbors. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
April 1, 2020
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April 1, 2020 5:05 a.m.
Mass testing, empty ICUs: Germany scores early against virus
BERLIN (AP) — Late last year — long before most people had heard of the new coronavirus now sweeping the globe — scientists in Germany sprang into action to develop a test for the virus that was causing an unusual respiratory disease in central China.