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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
Worldwide virus lockdowns as WHO warns young people 'not invincible' 21 Mar 2020 - 11:03 am
A woman wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus takes a selfie at a park in Beijing on March 20, 2020. / AFP / WANG ZHAO
UAE announces first two deaths from coronavirus 20 Mar 2020 - 09:58 pm
Tourists are seen outside empty Sheikh Zayed Mosque, as Friday prayers were suspended following the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 20, 2020. Reuters/Satish Kumar
UAE bans ship over fuel breach, owner says could not fit scrubber due to coronavirus 20 Mar 2020 - 09:07 pm
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UK asks retired nurses, doctors to work again 20 Mar 2020 - 02:39 pm
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 17: Piccadilly Circus is seen almost empty after UK government updated coronavirus guidance last night and advised people to work from home where is possible and refrain from socializing in London, United Kingdom on March 17
French Senate passes bill to handle COVID-19 outbreak 20 Mar 2020 - 02:14 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe takes part on a videoconference of the
Spain to close all hotels, help nursing homes as coronavirus deaths climb 20 Mar 2020 - 02:06 pm
Police officers place tape to close to the public the Barceloneta beach area, amidst concerns over Spain's coronavirus outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Coronavirus overshadows spring festival in Afghanistan 20 Mar 2020 - 01:15 pm
Iranians, some wearing protective face masks, shop for traditional items ahead of Nowruz, the national New Year 2-week celebration, at the Tajrish Bazaar in the capital Tehran on March 19, 2020, despite the heavy death toll due to infections by the novel
Mumbai on partial lockdown as India tries to contain virus 20 Mar 2020 - 01:14 pm
A general view shows deserted roads with minimal traffic near the sea front in mumbai on March 19, 2020. / AFP / Punit PARANJPE
There are no funerals: Death in quarantine leaves nowhere to grieve 20 Mar 2020 - 01:14 pm
Undertakers wearing a face mask unload a coffin out of a hearse on March 16, 2020 at the Monumental cemetery of Bergamo, Lombardy, as burials of people who died of the new coronavirus are being conducted at the rythm of one every half hour. AFP / Piero Cr
Kuwaiti health ministry announces 11 new coronavirus cases 20 Mar 2020 - 12:54 pm
Expatriate returning from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon arrive to be re-tested at a kuwaiti health ministry containment and screening zone for COVID-19 coronavirus disease in kuwait City on March 16, 2020. / AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT
US coronavirus deaths hit 205, cases over 14,200 20 Mar 2020 - 12:38 pm
The Space Needle and the Seattle waterfront is seen from Elliott Bay during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March 18, 2020. Picture taken March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Malaysia will deploy army to keep everyone indoors 20 Mar 2020 - 12:14 pm
People line up to pay at a supermarket amid fears of a disruption in supplies after the Malaysia's government announces a restricted movement order imposed on March 18 due to the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, March 17, 2020.
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
California governor issues sweeping statewide 'stay at home' order over coronavirus 20 Mar 2020 - 10:44 am
People walk on the beach twenty minutes after the California Governor Gavin Newson issued a statewide order to people stay home in Santa Monica, California on March 19, 2020. / AFP / Apu GOMES
Timeline - India executes four men convicted in 2012 Delhi gang rape, Nirbhaya murder case 20 Mar 2020 - 10:02 am
Asha Devi (C), the mother of a gang-rape victim, reacts after the convicts of her daughter's case were hanged in New Delhi on March 20, 2020. India executed four men on March 20 for the gang-rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012 that sparked h
Kuwait extends schools, universities suspension to August 4 19 Mar 2020 - 08:41 pm
Red Crescent members deliver meals for isolated people following coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Khairan Resort, used as a quarantine centre, in Khairan, Kuwait March 19, 2020. Reuters/Stephanie McGehee
'Quarantine shaming': US navigates radical new social norms 19 Mar 2020 - 07:07 pm
view of Camelback Ranch following the cancellation of spring training games due to concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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