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Coronavirus spreads among Indian police enforcing world's largest lockdown 06 May 2020 - 04:11 pm
Police officers march on a street in Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, after the extension of the lockdown in Maharashtra state, to control the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mumbai, India, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/Fil
Zimbabwe gets $7 million World Bank grant to fight coronavirus 06 May 2020 - 03:08 pm
A woman has her temperature checked by a healthcare worker during a nationwide lockdown to help curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mass screening and testing centre, in Harare, Zimbabwe April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
German new virus infections rise before talks on further easing 06 May 2020 - 03:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman, wearing a protective mask walks past the head quarter of the European Central Bank (ECB) during sunset in Frankfurt, Germany, April 29, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File
Give us first-hand information to fight virus, Taiwan asks WHO 06 May 2020 - 02:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Nan Shan Plaza (L) and Taiwan's landmark building Taipei 101 are pictured through the window of an airplane, in Taipei, Taiwan August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Trump urges US to reopen as daily death toll spikes 06 May 2020 - 02:50 pm
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 05: The High Roller at The Linq Promenade is lit with red lights as part of a
Russia reaches new virus milestone as cases top 165,000 06 May 2020 - 02:26 pm
Cars drive past a sign reading 'COVID-19 Quarantine' on a road towards Pervomayskoye settlement during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Leningrad Region, Russia May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Doping-Russia to resume testing despite coronavirus outbreak 06 May 2020 - 02:01 pm
Grave diggers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) bury a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) victim in the special purpose section of a graveyard on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg, Russia May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
NYC's subways shut down for virus cleaning 06 May 2020 - 01:50 pm
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Union Square station is shuttered as the New York City subway system, the largest public transportation system in the nation is set for nightly cleaning due to the continued spread of the coronavirus on May 06, 2020 in New Yor
Behind closed doors, France's COVID-19 death toll likely to jump 06 May 2020 - 01:41 pm
A wearing a protective face mask walks past a placard with health and social distancing informations at a metro station of Paris transport network (RATP) during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris, France, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Beno
92-year-old woman beats coronavirus in Turkey 06 May 2020 - 01:34 pm
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U.S. may require masks at airports in changes to limit coronavirus 06 May 2020 - 01:08 pm
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India's cases spike with Chennai market cluster 06 May 2020 - 12:55 pm
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S.Korea spy agency says no signs N.Korea's Kim received heart surgery 06 May 2020 - 12:44 pm
This picture taken on May 1, 2020 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 2, 2020 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd L) visiting the completed Suchon phosphate fertilizer factory in South Pyongan Province,
India to send nearly 1,000 tonnes of paracetamol raw material to Europe 06 May 2020 - 12:27 pm
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Three rockets land near Baghdad airport, no casualties: statement 06 May 2020 - 11:40 am
A view of Baghdad international Airport, after Iraq has suspended flights at its domestic airports as the coronavirus spreads, in Baghdad, Iraq March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo
Students in China's virus centre Wuhan return to school 06 May 2020 - 11:15 am
High school senior students study with plastic partitions in a classroom in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on May 6, 2020. Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalk boards and digital displays for the first time on Ma
Spanish leader looks set to secure extension to state of emergency 06 May 2020 - 11:11 am
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during the Government's question time session at the Senate in Madrid on May 5, 2020. Spain's coalition government warned the opposition yesterday it could spark
AstraZeneca diabetes drug gets US nod to treat heart failure 06 May 2020 - 10:42 am
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo