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Postcards from Wuhan: residents tell the world to stay strong, stay indoors 01 Apr 2020 - 11:43 am
A picture taken on March 31, 2020 shows a general view of the Yangtze River and buildings in the city in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. AFP / Hector Retamal
Europe to launch coronavirus contact tracing app initiative 01 Apr 2020 - 11:39 am
FILE PHOTO: Medical personnel wear protective gear while working at a drive-through testing site for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S., March 27, 2020. Reuters/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Bondi Beach virus testing targets backpackers 01 Apr 2020 - 11:27 am
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Chinese scientists seeking potential COVID-19 treatment find "effective" antibodies 01 Apr 2020 - 11:22 am
People wearing face masks ride bicycles on a street following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Europe coronavirus death toll tops 30,000: AFP tally 01 Apr 2020 - 11:16 am
People walk near Arc de Triomf during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Barcelona, Spain, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Russian plane heads to US with supplies for virus fight 01 Apr 2020 - 10:58 am
Boxes with medical equipment and masks to help fight coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen on board a Russian military transport plane ahead of its departure to the United States of America, at an airdrome outside Moscow, Russia April 1, 2020, in this s
US virus deaths pass 4,000: Johns Hopkins 01 Apr 2020 - 10:22 am
The Manhattan skyline rises over Calvary Cemetery in the Borough of Queens on March 31, 2020 in New York. A / AFP / Bryan R. Smith
China reports 130 asymptomatic cases of Coronavirus in one day 01 Apr 2020 - 08:59 am
People eat their breakfast near a closed store and a barricade in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Trump warns Americans of a tough two weeks ahead in coronavirus fight 01 Apr 2020 - 08:39 am
WASHINGTON DC, USA - MARCH 31: Washington D.C. Street and Metro station is shown nearly empty due to the impacts of coronavirus on March 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. ( Yasin Öztürk - Anadolu Agency )
Facing shortages, India bets on China for swift ramp-up of protective health gear: sources 31 Mar 2020 - 08:57 pm
Traffic policemen wearing coronavirus-themed helmets in a campaign to educate the public during lockdown against the COVID-19 in Bangalore on March 31, 2020. AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Norway PM sees positive early signs in fight against coronavirus 31 Mar 2020 - 06:39 pm
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Ethiopia postpones August elections due to coronavirus 31 Mar 2020 - 06:16 pm
A woman wearing a face mask, runs in front of a truck spraying disinfectant on the street as part of the COVID-19 prevention measures in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 29, 2020. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri
German zoos ask Merkel for funds to feed animals during crisis 31 Mar 2020 - 04:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Western lowland gorilla Fatou eats a hard-boiled Easter Egg during a media event at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Myanmar journalist faces life sentence over interview 31 Mar 2020 - 04:41 pm
Voice of Myanmar (VOM) editor-in-chief Nay Myo Lin (C) sits in a vehicle as he is escorted from his home by the police to court in Mandalay on March 31, 2020. / AFP / Zaw Zaw
India manhunt after Islamic gathering becomes virus hotspot 31 Mar 2020 - 03:59 pm
Men wearing a protective facemasks walk to board a special service bus taking them to a quarantine facility amid concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Nizamuddin area of New Delhi on March 31, 2020. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Clear messages about quarantine are key to success, research finds 31 Mar 2020 - 02:36 pm
A morning aerial photo taken on March 30, 2020 shows a deserted Via Enrico de Nicola and a statue of late Pope Johan Paul II (Bottom R) near the Termini railway station in Rome during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 infe
Pakistan's coronavirus tally soars past 1,800 31 Mar 2020 - 02:17 pm
Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant on a street at a residential area during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Islamabad on March 29, 2020. / AFP / Aamir QURESHI
Italy mourns its virus dead at end of fateful month 31 Mar 2020 - 02:09 pm
Mayor of Bari Antonio Decaro attends a ceremony to draw an Italian flag to half mast as mayors across Italy stand in silence to honour the country's dead due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bari, Italy, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo