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  • 17 March 2020: 200 in New Delhi, India drink cow urine to fight off COVID-19
  • 16 March 2020: US President Trump declares COVID-19 national emergency
  • 15 March 2020: Native American groups sue US state of Montana over ballot law
  • 15 March 2020: Bernie Sanders wins 2020 Northern Mariana Islands US Democratic presidential caucus
  • 14 March 2020: World Health Organization declares COVID-19 pandemic
  • 13 March 2020: Stores in Australia lower toilet paper limits per transaction
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  • Bernie Sanders wins 2020 Northern Mariana Islands US Democratic presidential caucus
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