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Crowded, poor South Asia sees steady rise in coronavirus cases 16 Mar 2020 - 12:10 pm
A man is checked with a thermal scanner by officers at World Trade Center, after the first case with the coronavirus was detected, in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Philippines impose home quarantine 'to save ourselves from ourselves' 16 Mar 2020 - 12:03 pm
This aerial photo shows traffic congestion from vehicles waiting to clear checkpoints, part of measures to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, before entering Manila on March 16, 2020. AFP / Ron LOPEZ
Italy's Conte warns of 'riskiest weeks', urges EU unity 16 Mar 2020 - 12:01 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks during a news conference due to coronavirus spread, in Rome, Italy March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
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
Bahrain reports first Gulf death from coronavirus: Ministry 16 Mar 2020 - 11:21 am
Bahraini policemen seal off a building housing foreign workers in the Salmabad industrial area as a precautionary measure after a resident tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), on the outskirts of the capital Manama on March 13, 2020. / AFP / Mazen
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
Virus checkpoint queues stretch kilometres in Manila 16 Mar 2020 - 10:51 am
A girl holds on to her mother as a police officer checks her body temperature at a checkpoint placed amidst the lockdown of the country's capital to contain the spread of coronavirus, in the outskirts of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 15, 2
Philippines detects bird flu outbreak in quail farm 16 Mar 2020 - 10:28 am
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US Navy reports first suspected virus case on ship 16 Mar 2020 - 10:20 am
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Italy hit by 368 new coronavirus deaths, hospitals in crisis 16 Mar 2020 - 10:18 am
People walk at Rabin square as the municipality building is lit in the colours of the Italian flag in solidarity with the coronavirus situation, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 15, 2020 REUTERS/ Corinna Kern
'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
Brazil president takes selfies, celebrates with crowds despite coronavirus risks 16 Mar 2020 - 10:08 am
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro takes a selfie with supporters in front of the Planalto Palace, after a protest against the National Congress and the Supreme Court, in Brasilia, on March 15, 2020. / AFP / Sergio LIMA
UK pushes for more ventilators, hospital beds as coronavirus cases mount 16 Mar 2020 - 09:53 am
Medical staff in protective gear walk at the infectious ward of the Multidisciplinary City Hospital of Jozef Strus in Poznan, Poland March 12, 2020. Lukasz Cynalewski/Agencja Gazeta/via REUTERS
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.
Bank of Japan unveils emergency measures over virus 16 Mar 2020 - 09:22 am
A pedestrian walks in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on March 16, 2020. The Bank of Japan on March 16 unveiled a series of emergency monetary policy measures to shore up the world's third-largest economy, as the coronavirus pandemic thre
Airports in the US struggle to cope with the crowds 15 Mar 2020 - 08:53 pm
This handout UGC image obtained March 15, 2020, courtesy of Joe Rosengarten shows a crowded O'Hare International airport in Chicago, Illinois on March 14, 2020. AFP / Joe Rosengarten
White House urges Americans not to hoard as coronavirus death toll hits 62 15 Mar 2020 - 08:34 pm
Clouds pass over the White House following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Washington, US, March 15, 2020. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Serbia calls state of emergency to counter coronavirus 15 Mar 2020 - 08:33 pm
Serbian border police officer wearing a protective mask waits for traveller on March 15, 2020, at the Batrovci border crossing between Serbia and Croatia. AFP / Andrej Isakovic
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