Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission used to have open doors with people moving in and out, but now it has checkpoints at every entrance. People going in have to stop and disinfect their hands, and a worker checks everyone’s temperature as they enter. Staff, volunteers, and even guests at the homeless shelter have learned how to identify symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Closures are the norm with COVID-19 making inroads into all 50 states as of Tuesday. The number of U.S. cases passed 7,300, and the death toll climbed to more than 115, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center on Wednesday morning. Social distancing has left a few events unaffected: Norwegian musher Thomas Waerner claimed first in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska early Wednesday morning.

The U.S. stock market saw its worst loss in more than three decades on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by nearly 3,000 points after President Donald Trump said a recession may be on the way. But the markets remain volatile: The Dow opened higher on Tuesday, fell by about 600 points, and then evened out to its Monday closing level again—all in the first hour or so of trading.

St. Patrick’s Day revelers moved their celebrations online as pubs around the world closed and local governments canceled annual festivities. In the United States, officials in New York canceled its huge parade for the first time in its 258-year history. Chicago and Boston also called off their long-established parades. Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTE, asked celebrants to post photos and videos of costumes and small get-togethers on social media using the hashtag #RTEVirtualParade.

Restaurants and bars in at least nine states are closing to dine-in customers as local officials take more dramatic steps to slow the spread of COVID-19. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced it was postponing oral arguments scheduled for March, while New York City will shutter its public school system—the largest in the nation—as early as Tuesday. Additional closures, postponements, and cancellations are expected after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday recommended against holding any gatherings of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.

All of the Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scroll fragments are modern forgeries. The Washington, D.C., museum on Friday said a group of independent researchers confirmed the 16 pieces fooled collectors and leading scholars into thinking they were among the oldest known surviving copies of the Bible. While the leather may be old, the writing is likely modern, National Geographic reported.

Ongoing problems with testing mean there could be more U.S. cases of COVID-19 than reported. President Donald Trump planned to discuss the coronavirus crisis at a news conference on Friday afternoon, during which he was expected to declare a national emergency. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday announced a $1.3 million award to two companies trying to develop a one-hour test to detect the new coronavirus that causes the disease.