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Wuhan to test whole city of 11 Million as new cases rmerge 12 May 2020 - 01:00 pm
A worker wearing protective gear watches screens showing the body temperature of arriving passengers at Hankou railway station in Wuhan, Hubei Province on May 12, 2020. / AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Japan to approve first coronavirus antigen test kits on Wednesday 12 May 2020 - 11:57 am
A medical worker analyses swabs in a laboratory of the San Filippo Neri hospital, to check for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Gunmen attack hospital in Afghan capital 12 May 2020 - 11:14 am
Afghan security forces arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
India considers reopening skies for commercial flights next week 11 May 2020 - 05:45 pm
Airport staff cleans the arrivals terminal ahead of the arrival of an evacuation flight carrying Indian citizens from Gulf countries, at the Cochin International Airport in Kochi on May 6, 2020. AFP / Arunchandra Bose
Mainland China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases amid new infections in Wuhan 11 May 2020 - 01:21 pm
People wearing face masks walk inside a subway station during morning rush hour, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Masks and no touching: Indonesia aims to keep traditional markets alive 11 May 2020 - 01:14 pm
:A worker draws on protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Solo, Central Java Province, Indonesia May 6, 2020, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Maulana Surya/ via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVI
India to restart some passenger trains even though coronavirus infections jump 11 May 2020 - 12:54 pm
FILE PHOTO: A sign pasted on a security barricade is seen after the India Gate war memorial was closed for visitors amid measures for coronavirus prevention in New Delhi, India, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Singapore seeks swab testers, blood takers as virus cases grow 11 May 2020 - 10:24 am
A man wearing a protective face mask is seen at a new medical facility set up for testing migrant workers residing in dormitories for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Singapore May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
New Zealand to reopen malls, cafes from Thursday as virus curbs eased 11 May 2020 - 10:01 am
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India to 'gradually' restart rail operations in lockdown easing 10 May 2020 - 07:20 pm
Migrant workers and families wave from the windows of a special train from Amritsar to Barauni of Bihar state as they go back to their hometowns after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavi
Pakistan reports nearly 2,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs 10 May 2020 - 03:04 pm
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, MAY 9: Pakistani vendors purchase seasonal fruits at the main fruit and vegetables market during the Muslim's holy month of Ramadan as Pakistan gradually ease nationwide coronavirus related
Malaysia extends relaxed lockdown until June 9 to contain virus 10 May 2020 - 02:55 pm
A man wearing protective face mask jogs under a rainbow as Malaysia reopens a majority of businesses, after a movement control order was imposed to fight the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Li
S. Korea reports 34 new coronavirus cases, highest in a month 10 May 2020 - 02:23 pm
People wearing face masks walk through an underground shopping area in Seoul on May 6, 2020. South Korea returned largely to normal on May 6 as workers went back to offices, and museums and libraries reopened under eased social distancing rules after new
China reports 14 new coronavirus cases, high-risk area resurfaces 10 May 2020 - 02:13 pm
Visitors wearing face masks are seen at Shanghai Disney Resort a day before the Shanghai Disneyland theme park reopens following a shutdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
French surfer punches shark, survives attack in Australia 10 May 2020 - 02:09 pm
A surfer walks into the water as Italy begins to ease some of the restrictions of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown, in Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
S. Korea's Moon warns of COVID-19 second wave as cases rebound 10 May 2020 - 11:31 am
:South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks on the occasion of the third anniversary of his inauguration at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 10, 2020. / AFP / POOL / KIM Min-Hee
Warship from Maldives with virus evacuees arrives in India 10 May 2020 - 11:28 am
In this handout photograph taken on May 8, 2020 and released by the Maldives Ports Limited, officials wearing protective gear check Indian citizens before boarding the INS Jalashwa ship to be evacuated to India, as part of a massive repatriation effort du
Arrests, conspiracy theories at Australia anti-lockdown protest 10 May 2020 - 11:25 am
A police officer approaches a protester opposing lockdown measures implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia, May 10, 2020. AAP Image/Scott Barbour via REUTERS