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A man wearing a face mask walks past the doors of a closed hotel in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Japan\'s schools prepared to close for almost a month and entertainers, topped by K-pop superstars BTS, canceled events as a virus epidemic extended its spread through Asia into Europe and on Friday, into sub-Saharan Africa. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)