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China scrambles to curb rise in imported coronavirus cases 22 Mar 2020 - 11:59 am
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
Thailand virus cases rocket to 600 as crisis fears grow 22 Mar 2020 - 11:45 am
People visit a food court with social distancing markers on the floor at a shopping mall, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Bangkok on March 20, 2020. / AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA
Pakistan: Lockdown in major cities, cases jump to 629 22 Mar 2020 - 11:16 am
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Kuwait imposes partial curfew nationwide to curb coronavirus 22 Mar 2020 - 10:56 am
A photo taken on March 22, 2020 shows a deserted street in Kuwait city amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT
Italy coronavirus deaths jump by almost 800, govt shuts most workplaces 22 Mar 2020 - 10:53 am
The Palazzo Marino building is seen iluminated with the colours of the Italian flag as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Milan, Italy March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo
Indian athletes join call for Games to be delayed 22 Mar 2020 - 10:24 am
FILE PHOTO : A banner for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics is seen through a traffic signal in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Army patrols Malaysian streets as coronavirus cases spike 22 Mar 2020 - 10:22 am
A motorcyclist rides past soldiers inside a police station during the control of movement in Kuala Lumpur on March 22, 2020, amid fears over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Quake strikes north of Zagreb, damages buildings 22 Mar 2020 - 09:56 am
People walk past debris in a street after an earthquake, in Zagreb, Croatia March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
India stays home in 'people's curfew' to stem coronavirus 22 Mar 2020 - 09:17 am
A view of deserted road is seen during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi on March 22, 2020. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Angola confirms first cases as coronavirus spreads over Africa 21 Mar 2020 - 05:43 pm
A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus directs traffic on a road in Abobo, in the suburbs of Abidjan on March 21, 2020. AFP / ISSOUF SANOGO
Egypt closes mosques, churches over coronavirus fears 21 Mar 2020 - 04:49 pm
A man walks in the vicinity of the closed al-Hussein mosque in Egypt's capital Cairo on March 20, 2020, after the country's Muslim religious authorities decided to put the Friday prayers on hold, in order to avoid gatherings and the spread of the novel co
EU approves France plan for 3 bn euro virus aid package 21 Mar 2020 - 04:33 pm
A man walks his dog at the Champs de mars on March 21, 2020 in Paris as a strict lockdown comes into in effect in France to stop the spread of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / JOEL SAGET
Finland confirms its first coronavirus death 21 Mar 2020 - 04:18 pm
A medical member in protective clothing takes samples at a testing drive-in station for the health and hospital professionals where people can get tested for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) directly from their cars, in Espoo, Finland March 18, 20
Pakistan halts international passenger flights for two weeks 21 Mar 2020 - 04:00 pm
A worker disinfects a passenger train amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, at Karachi Cantonment railway station in Karachi on March 20, 2020. / AFP
Man United, City donate to food banks as Premier League helps communities 21 Mar 2020 - 01:51 pm
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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
Kuwaiti Health Ministry announces 17 new cases of coronavirus 21 Mar 2020 - 12:00 pm
Expatriates wait their turn to be tested at a coronavirus testing centre at Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Mishref, Kuwait March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee
Coronavirus spreads fear, isolation, death to elderly worldwide 21 Mar 2020 - 11:41 am
Grace Dowell, 63, and her husband Donald Dowell, 74, pose for a photo at their home in Sunderland, Maryland, U.S., March 18, 2020. Picture taken March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Linda So
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