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Switzerland cases near 10,000, deaths top 100 26 Mar 2020 - 12:58 pm
Swiss soldier Antoine Schuerch of the Hospital Battalion 2 of the Swiss army moves equipment during a media visit of the deployment at Pourtales Hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Neuchatel, Switzerland, March 25, 2020. REUTERS
Two more weeks of lockdown as Spain's coronavirus crisis worsens 26 Mar 2020 - 12:53 pm
A member of the Military Emergencies Unit (UME) carries out a general disinfection at a local market in Badalona near Barcelona on March 25, 2020. AFP / PAU BARRENA
Daily bread? In France, fighting virus 1 baguette at a time 26 Mar 2020 - 12:46 pm
A delivery man rests in Place de la Republique during the Coronavirus lockdown in Paris, France on March 25, 2020. ( Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt - Anadolu Agency )
No more coffee and cakes: London cafe owner rushes to help health service 26 Mar 2020 - 11:08 am
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 20: An closed restaurant is seen in Soho as UK government orders  cafes and leisure centres etc to close as a measure against the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in London, United Kingdom on March 20, 2020.( ?lyas Tayfun Sal
Paris region cuts public transport further in virus fight 25 Mar 2020 - 05:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the deserted business district of La Defense as lockdown is imposed to slow the spreading of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris, France, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Air pollution in Italy falls since start of lockdown 25 Mar 2020 - 04:58 pm
A man delivers fruits and vegetables by rowboat to his customers' houses during the current emergency of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Venice, Italy, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Putin, citing coronavirus, postpones vote on changes that could extend his rule 25 Mar 2020 - 04:48 pm
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Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus 25 Mar 2020 - 01:54 pm
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Coronavirus cases in Russia reach 658 after biggest daily rise - government 25 Mar 2020 - 01:42 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 19: A man wears Spider Man costume as a preventive measure against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Moscow, Russia on March 19, 2020. ( Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agency )
Spanish doctors, nurses demand action after coronavirus cases soar 25 Mar 2020 - 12:18 pm
Health workers from Clinic hospital applaud citizens who show them gratitude from their balconies and windows, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
British vicar catches fire while delivering online sermon 25 Mar 2020 - 11:30 am
Vicar Stephen Beach of St Budeaux parish church reacts as his sweater catches fire while delivering a video sermon, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Plymouth, Britain, March 19, 2020, in this still image from video obtained via social
Tsunami threat remains for Russia after quake off Kuril Islands 25 Mar 2020 - 10:56 am
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Putin dons hazmat suit as Moscow says coronavirus outbreak is worse than it looks 24 Mar 2020 - 06:21 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing protective gear visits a hospital where patients infected with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus are being treated in the settlement of Kommunarka in Moscow on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Alexey DRUZHININ
EU says close to deal on face masks against virus, after a month of searching 24 Mar 2020 - 05:24 pm
Employees of Aviatsiya Halychyny clothing brand sew face masks, worn by many as a protective measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Yuri DYACHYSHYN
Spain has worst day of virus, with 514 dead and 6,600 new cases overnight 24 Mar 2020 - 02:32 pm
People wearing face masks arrive at the South Municipal cemetery in Madrid, on March 23, 2020, to attend the burial of a man who died of the new coronavirus./ AFP / BALDESCA SAMPER
Italy virus cases 10 times higher than reported, Repubblica says 24 Mar 2020 - 12:49 pm
This picture taken on March 23, 2020 in Rome, shows a view of the Colosseum monument along a deserted Via dei Fori Imperiali during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 (new coronavirus) pandemic. , / AFP / Filippo MONTEFORT
Bought enough toilet paper? Check this online calculator 24 Mar 2020 - 09:49 am
A woman carting toilet paper and kitchen rolls walks along a largely deserted Uhlandstrasse in Berlin on March 19, 2020. / AFP / Odd ANDERSEN
Britain in lockdown as WHO warns pandemic 'accelerating' 24 Mar 2020 - 08:57 am
A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock standing at the dispatch box and speaking during the Coronavirus Bill debate to socially distanced MPs in the House of Commons in London on March 23, 2020.  A