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India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown as poor struggle 30 Mar 2020 - 10:08 am
A deserted street and closed shops are pictured during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Amritsar on March 29, 2020. / AFP / Narinder NANU
Japanese comedian Ken Shimura dies from coronavirus 30 Mar 2020 - 09:16 am
A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past in front of a huge screen reporting death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who had been hospitalised after being infected with the new coronavir
UK hospitals trial new version of a breathing aid 30 Mar 2020 - 09:00 am
Ambulances are seen outside St Thomas' hospital, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Ardern's online messages keep spirits up in New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown 30 Mar 2020 - 08:46 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media during a press conference one day before the country goes on lockdown to stop any progress of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Parliament in Wellington on March 24, 2020. / AFP / Marty MELVILLE
Algeria says food stocks enough for months 29 Mar 2020 - 07:48 pm
People walk in Algiers, Algeria March 12, 2020. Picture taken March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
100,000-200,000 coronavirus deaths possible in US: Officials 29 Mar 2020 - 07:36 pm
Paramedics walk next to a makeshift morgue set outside Lenox Health Medical Pavilion as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in New York, U.S., March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Italy reports second straight daily drop in coronavirus deaths 29 Mar 2020 - 07:31 pm
Nurses put on their Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) before starting to work on the preparation of the Intensive care unit in the new Covid-19 Hospital on March 29, 2020 in Verduno, near Alba, Northwestern Italy o AFP / MARCO BERTORELLO
Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 756, lifting total death toll to 10,779 29 Mar 2020 - 06:28 pm
Priest Don Marcello blesses the coffins lined up in the church of San Giuseppe, waiting to be brought to the crematorium by the Italian military on March 28, 2020 in Seriate, Italy. (Pier Marco Tacca / Anadolu Agency)
German minister commits suicide after 'virus crisis worries' 29 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm
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Virus forces Europeans to ask: How united do we want to be? 29 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm
This handout image released by Barcelona City Hall on March 29, 2020 shows beds at the extension of the Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, set-up for coronavirus patients. AFP
With PM Johnson ill, coronavirus strikes at heart of British politics 29 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm
Boris Johnson appears on monitors for COVID-19 meeting in London, Britain March 28, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via Reuters
Record virus deaths in Spain as world hunkers down for long haul 29 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm
Mortuary employees wearing face masks carry the coffin of a COVID-19 coronavirus victim during a burial at the Fuencarral cemetery in Madrid on March 29, 2020. AFP / Baldesca Samper
New York state nears 1,000 coronavirus deaths 29 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm
A nearly empty view is seen at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on March 29, 2020, in Arlington, Virginia.  AFP / Alex Edelman
US virus deaths could reach 200,000, Fauci warns as medical supplies run short 29 Mar 2020 - 06:01 pm
(FILES) In this file photo Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks as US President Donald Trump listens during the daily press briefing on the Coronavirus pandemic situation at the White House on March 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Medevac plane explosion kills eight on takeoff from Philippine capital 29 Mar 2020 - 05:54 pm
Debris of the Lion Air medical evacuation plane, that exploded during takeoff, is seen on the runway of Manila International Airport in Pasay City, Philippines March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Italy: 101-year-old influenza survivor beats COVID-19 29 Mar 2020 - 02:52 pm
A picture shows the Colisseum in Rome on March 28, 2020, during the country's lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of the COVID-19 (new coronavirus) pandemic./ AFP / Vincenzo PINTO
Moscow says coronavirus outbreak enters new phase as residents go out to brave risk 29 Mar 2020 - 02:25 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 / SPUTNIK / Alexey DRUZHININ
Malaysia arrests hundreds for flouting curbs on movement as virus deaths rise 29 Mar 2020 - 02:00 pm
Police officers stand guard at an entrance of a market, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng