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PM Johnson warns Britons: more loved ones are going to die from coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a news conference addressing the government's response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London on March 12, 2020. AFP pool / Simon Dawson
What happens if Trump declares coronavirus an emergency? 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
US President Donald Trump. (AFP / Nicholas Kamm)
Brazilian who met Trump has virus; no plans to test Trump 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
Chief of the Secretariat of Social Communication Fabio Wajngarten mutes the microphone for Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, during a Flag Day ceremony at the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil November 19, 2019. Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino
New York bans gatherings of more than 500 on coronavirus fears 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
A building worker uses a snowblower to clear sidewalks in the Financial District in Manhattan, New York on December 2, 2019. Scott Heins / Getty Images / AFP
Georgia moves closer to major overhaul of HIV criminal law 12 Mar 2020 - 09:56 pm
Reuters file photo / Eric Gaillard
US Capitol closed to the public as coronavirus hits Congress 12 Mar 2020 - 09:53 pm
In this file photo taken on December 17, 2018 the US Capitol is seen in Washington DC. AFP / Saul Loeb
Trump hopes travel ties to China and Europe can be restored very quickly 12 Mar 2020 - 06:23 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the news media during a meeting with bankers on COVID-19 coronavirus response, inside the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Trump suspends travel from Europe to the United States to fight coronavirus, UK exempted 12 Mar 2020 - 09:40 am
US President Donald Trump addresses the Nation from the Oval Office about the widening novel coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis in Washington, DC on March 11, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Doug Mills
Staffer in U.S. senator's office tests positive for coronavirus 12 Mar 2020 - 09:08 am
FILE PHOTO: Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) arrives as the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Argentina, Colombia announce isolation of travelers from virus-hit countries 11 Mar 2020 - 04:53 pm
A passenger wearing a protective mask checks a flights timetable at Milan's Linate airport on March 11, 2020, a day after Italy imposed unprecedented national restrictions on its 60 million people Tuesday to control the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP
US may see blood shortages as coronavirus cancels office blood drives 11 Mar 2020 - 02:08 pm
File photo: A volunteer donates blood during the international blood donation day in Nice, France, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
Passengers plod off coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in face masks in California 11 Mar 2020 - 02:02 pm
Passengers from the Princess Cruises Grand Princess cruise ship board a charter plane at Oakland International Airport on March 10, 2020 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan / AFP
After testing delays, US coronavirus cases surge past 1,000 11 Mar 2020 - 01:11 pm
An ambulance arrives at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the Seattle-area nursing home at the epicenter of one of the biggest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Redmond
Joe Biden has another big primary night, wins 4 more states 11 Mar 2020 - 12:37 pm
Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden walks out after speaking at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 10, 2020. / AFP / Mandel Ngan
Panama records Central America's first coronavirus death 11 Mar 2020 - 12:28 pm
Panama's Health Minister Rosario Turner speaks during a news conference to announce the country's first death from the coronavirus, in Panama City, Panama March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erick Marciscano
New York to close schools, houses of worship in suburban center of coronavirus outbreak 11 Mar 2020 - 11:28 am
NEW YORK, USA - MARCH 10: Abandoned toys are seen at the Westchester Day School in New York, United States on March 10, 2020. Westchester County in New York will be placed under containment after officials determined Tuesday it is the site of a
Father of 737 MAX crash victim stages protest on anniversary of Ethiopia crash 10 Mar 2020 - 09:41 pm
Chris Moore, who lost his daughter Danielle in the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash one year ago, poses for a portrait at Transport Canada's headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 10, 2020. Reuters/Patrick Doyle
Florida family stuck on Nile cruise by the coronavirus 10 Mar 2020 - 09:41 pm
A selfie of Javier Parodi, left, Grissel Parodi and Amy Khamissian, on board the Nile cruise ship MS Asarade, in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

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