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Australia ramps up epidemic preparation as third man dies of coronavirus 08 Mar 2020 - 10:53 am
A woman wearing a face mask crosses the street in Melbourne on March 5, 2020. Over 50 people have been confirmed to have the COVID-19 coronavirus in Australia so far with the latest cases including an eight-month-old baby in Adelaide. / AFP / William WEST
Maldives confirms first two coronavirus cases; two resort islands locked down 08 Mar 2020 - 09:49 am
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Malaysia, Thailand bar cruise ship over virus fears 08 Mar 2020 - 09:16 am
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Six confirmed dead from collapsed China hotel used as quarantine site 08 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in China's eastern Fujian province on March 7, 2020. Around 70 people were trapped after the Xinjia Hotel collapsed on March 7 evening, officials said. / AFP / STR
Around 70 people trapped as hotel used for quarantine collapses in China 07 Mar 2020 - 05:35 pm
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Kabul victims describe scenes of carnage after attack 07 Mar 2020 - 02:57 pm
An injured man is brought on a stretcher to an ambulance following a gun attack during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of death of Shiite leader Abdul Ali Mazari, In Kabul on March 6, 2020. AFP / STR
Philippines to declare health emergency after first community transmission of coronavirus 07 Mar 2020 - 12:40 pm
File photo: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines July 22, 2019. Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
India makes u-turn on TV ban over Delhi riot coverage 07 Mar 2020 - 12:07 pm
An AFP file photo of Delhi riots.
Islamic State attacks Kabul gathering, killing at least 32 06 Mar 2020 - 10:20 pm
Hospital workers carry an injured person to an ambulance at a hospital after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 6, 2020. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
China may soon lift quarantine on virus-hit Hubei province: official 06 Mar 2020 - 02:18 pm
A worker disinfects the Hankou Salvation Church in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on March 6, 2020. / AFP / STR
Americans returning home after quarantine and Tokyo dining enthralled Twitter 06 Mar 2020 - 02:12 pm
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Virus forces Japan to cancel ceremony to mark tsunami 06 Mar 2020 - 01:45 pm
 The ocean is seen through broken windows of a building which was damaged by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Futaba Town, near tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan February 17, 2020. Picture take
Seven missing after Pakistan building collapse as death toll hits 16 06 Mar 2020 - 01:04 pm
 Pakistani volunteer moves the body of a victim from the rubble of a collapsed five-storey residential building in Karachi on March 5, 2020. / AFP / Asif HASSAN
China's Hubei reports no new coronavirus cases outside Wuhan 06 Mar 2020 - 12:22 pm
This photo taken on March 5, 2020 shows patients resting at a temporary hospital set up for COVID-19 coronavirus patients in a sports stadium in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. Many patients have been discharged after treatment at the temporary
Australian composer Brett Dean hospitalized with coronavirus 06 Mar 2020 - 11:23 am
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Bhutan bans tourists after first coronavirus case, India total hits 31 06 Mar 2020 - 10:50 am
 Men enter a hospital where a special ward has been set up for the coronavirus disease in Mumbai, India, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
India shuts Delhi schools, imposes new travel restrictions over coronavirus 05 Mar 2020 - 03:16 pm
ndian People queue up at a COVID screening center at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital,(RML) in Delhi India. (Imtiyaz Khan - Anadolu Agency)
N.Korea's Kim sends 'get well soon' wishes for South's coronavirus battle 05 Mar 2020 - 01:27 pm
 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a drill of long-range artillery sub-units of the Korean People's Army, in North Korea in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 2, 2020.KCNA via REUTERS