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Pakistan confirms fifth coronavirus case 03 Mar 2020 - 11:23 am
A health personnel checks the body temperature of a pilgrim returning from Iran via the Pakistan-Iran border town of Taftan on February 29, 2020. Health officials in Pakistan are screening hundreds of people who had recently arrived from Iran, a major new
Indonesia shuts airport after Java volcano erupts 03 Mar 2020 - 10:12 am
Mount Merapi volcano erupts as seen from Cangkringan district in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia March 3, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Rizky Tulus/ via REUTERS
Australia to use biosecurity law to restrict movements of coronavirus patients 03 Mar 2020 - 09:39 am
 FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk by Flinders Street Station after cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Say nothing at all: Ronan Keating chided for Singapore coronavirus post 03 Mar 2020 - 08:28 am
FILE PHOTO: A bird's-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
China urges overseas Chinese to stay home as imported virus cases rise 03 Mar 2020 - 08:15 am
Vehicles are seen at an intersection to Changan Avenue, Beijing's main thoroughfare, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in China March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Erupting Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud 03 Mar 2020 - 08:03 am
Tourists look towards Mount Merapi volcano as it erupts, at Cangkringan district in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia March 3, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Rizky Tulus/ via REUTERS
South Korea declares 'war' on coronavirus as cases approach 5,000 03 Mar 2020 - 08:03 am
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on a news conference held by Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Tajikistan shuts border to nationals of 35 countries 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm
A woman leaves a voting booth to cast her ballot for Tajikistan's parliamentary election at a polling station in Dushanbe on March 1, 2020. AFP / Nozim Kalandarov
Sacked security guard takes 30 hostage in Manila mall 02 Mar 2020 - 02:39 pm
A police officer holds a phone where the gunman and hostage-taker of at least a dozen is on a video call inside a mall in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Bali prays as virus hits tourism on Island of the Gods 02 Mar 2020 - 12:56 pm
This picture taken on February 19, 2020 shows Balinese people gathering for a prayer event during the Galungan holiday at Jagatnata temple in Denpasar, Indonesia's resort island of Bali.  AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
India reports two cases of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 12:21 pm
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Wuhan closes makeshift hospital as new coronavirus cases in China drop sharply 02 Mar 2020 - 10:36 am
Medical staff members wave to a recovered patient (foreground L) at Leishenshan Hospital, the makeshift hospital for the COVID-19 coronavirus patients, in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 1, 2020. / AFP / STR
Disgruntled ex-guard takes dozens of hostages in Manila mall 02 Mar 2020 - 09:35 am
Policemen arrive outside Virra Mall where gunshots were fired in San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Indonesia confirms first cases of coronavirus 02 Mar 2020 - 09:17 am
FILE PHOTO: People with surgical masks look on at station Tanah Abang, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, in Jakarta, Indonesia February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
Chinese man sentenced to death for virus checkpoint killing 02 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
 A guard checks the temperature of a man at a checkpoint to a hutong neighbourhood in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Filipino police ring mall after gunshots send shoppers out 02 Mar 2020 - 08:41 am
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Attacks on Indian reporters highlight growing intolerance 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm
 Aftermath of deadly violence over CAA took place in North East Delhi, India on February 28, 2020.  (Javed Sultan/ Anadolu Agency)
Mainland China adds 573 coronavirus infections in week's highest daily rise 01 Mar 2020 - 02:02 pm
This photo taken on February 28, 2020 shows passengers wearing face masks arriving at Wenzhou railway station in Wenzhou. The National Health Commission on March 1 reported 573 new infections, bringing the total number of cases in mainland China to 79,824