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Iran's coronavirus deaths rise to 1,566; total infections exceeds 20,000 - health ministry 21 Mar 2020 - 01:23 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting of the Iranian government task force on the coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran, March 21, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS
Jordan blows sirens for start of nationwide curfew to combat coronavirus: witnesses 21 Mar 2020 - 11:23 am
Greater Amman Municipality employees sanitize cars at street amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, outside al Husseini mosque in downtown Amman, Jordan, March 20, 2020. Reuters/Muhammad Hamed
Iran's death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,433 - official 20 Mar 2020 - 12:04 pm
TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 19: Fire brigade crews wearing protective masks carry out disinfection works due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, on March 19, 2020 in Tehran, Iran. The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 1284. ( Fatemeh B
Erdogan announces $15bn coronavirus aid package for Turkish economy 18 Mar 2020 - 07:35 pm
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech after coordination meeting of fight against coronavirus at Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey on March 18, 2020. Murat Cetinmuhurdar - Anadolu
103-year-old Iran woman survives coronavirus: Report 18 Mar 2020 - 01:17 pm
General view of a Tehran's street, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Tehran, Iran March 17, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via REUTERS
Coronavirus: Turkey completes evacuation from Europe 18 Mar 2020 - 10:45 am
People walk past a nearly empty square at Eminonu as the nation tries to contain the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Istanbul on March 17,2020 . / AFP / Ozan KOSE
Turkey shuts cafes to halt coronavirus spread as cases jump to 47 17 Mar 2020 - 11:32 am
Empty seats of restaurants are seen in Istanbul, turkey March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
'Virus at Iran's gates': How Tehran failed to halt outbreak 17 Mar 2020 - 09:26 am
People gather outside the closed doors of the Fatima Masumeh shrine in Iran's holy city of Qom on March 16 2020. AFP / MEHDI MARIZAD
Iran says coronavirus kills member of top clerical body 16 Mar 2020 - 11:38 am
TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 10: Medical staffs work at Keyvan Virology Laboratory to confirm the coronavirus cases in Tehran, Iran on March 10, 2020. The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose to 291, local media reported on Tuesday. ( Fatemeh Bah
Iraqi president seeks state of emergency over COVID-19 16 Mar 2020 - 11:04 am
A worker in a protective suit sprays disinfectants near Imam Abbas shrine as a precaution against the coronavirus, following the outbreak, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq March 15, 2020.REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen
'There is nothing now': Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing 16 Mar 2020 - 10:16 am
Syrian army soldiers watch over the Turkish and Russian military joint patrol on the M4 highway, which links the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Latakia, on March 15, 2020.   AFP
Lebanon announces two-week lockdown over coronavirus 16 Mar 2020 - 09:36 am
Police members wear face masks as they ride on motorbikes at Beirut's seaside Corniche as Lebanon declared a medical state of emergency on Sunday as part of the preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon March 15, 2020.
Lebanon in state of medical emergency, says president 15 Mar 2020 - 05:33 pm
Employees of a private company spray sanitising liquid around a bank in a bid to limit the spread of the cornonavirus Civid-19, in the Lebanese capital Beirut on March 15, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Syrian war, rumbling into 10th year, still has global impact 15 Mar 2020 - 10:11 am
This picture taken on March 12, 2020 shows an aerial view of the town of Afis, which has sustained widespread destruction due to heavy fighting and air-strikes by pro-Syrian regime forces, in the northwestern Idlib province. / AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Iraq officials: Rocket attack hits base housing US troops 14 Mar 2020 - 11:10 am
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Turkey Confirms Second Coronavirus Case, Shuts Schools 13 Mar 2020 - 11:22 am
 ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MARCH 12: A member of health official, wearing a protective suit, disinfects Taksim Square and Istiklal Street as a precaution to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Istanbul, Turkey on March 12, 2020. ( Ahmet Bolat - Anadolu Agency )
Turkey confirms first coronavirus case, puts hospitals on alert 11 Mar 2020 - 11:48 am
ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 11: Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca speaks during a press conference in Ankara, Turkey on March 11, 2020. Turkish minister says first case of coronavirus confirmed in the country. ( Aytu? Can Sencar - Anadolu Agency )
Iran Air resumes Europe flights after ban lifts on some aircraft 10 Mar 2020 - 09:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani disembarks from a plane upon his arrival at the airport in Zurich, Switzerland, July 2, 2018. Reuters / Arnd Wiegmann