US tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe’s alarm

Barbara, left, and Tim Davis browse items for sale at the "World's Longest Yard Sale," Sunday in Dunlap, Tenn. The six-state yard sale, which was held despite concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, started Thursday and ended Sunday, and stretched from Alabama to Michigan. (C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

ROME — With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to contain the scourge has been met with astonishment and alarm in Europe.