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Australia begins pre-clinical testing for coronavirus vaccine 02 Apr 2020 - 09:07 am
People walk by an area of the city following the implementation of stricter social-distancing and self-isolation rules to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Pakistan seals northern region with no COVID-19 case 01 Apr 2020 - 06:16 pm
Pakistani youth play cricket on a field during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown against the COVID-19 coronavirus on the outskirts of Islamabad on April 1, 2020.  / AFP / Farooq NAEEM
UK records over 500 daily coronavirus deaths for first time 01 Apr 2020 - 04:34 pm
Paramedics and military personnel are seen outside the Excel Centre, London while it is being prepared to become the NHS Nightingale Hospital, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nic
Ex-Olympique Marseille president Pape Diouf dies of coronavirus 01 Apr 2020 - 01:30 pm
This file photo taken on February 04, 2014 in Marseille shows former president of Marseille football club
Indonesia set to open emergency coronavirus hospital on uninhabited island 01 Apr 2020 - 01:07 pm
An aerial view of the works in progress of an emergency hospital at a Galang Island to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Batam  Antara Foto/Bobby via REUTERS
Iran tests over 65 million people for coronavirus 01 Apr 2020 - 01:01 pm
Iran's Azadi (Freedom) Tower is lit up with flags and messages of hope in solidarity with all the countries affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Tehran on March 31, 2020. / AFP /
Over 100 countries ask South Korea for coronavirus testing help: Official 01 Apr 2020 - 01:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: A medical staff member in protective gear prepares to take samples from a visitor at a 'drive-thru' testing center for the novel coronavirus disease of COVID-19 in Yeungnam University Medical Center in Daegu, South Korea, March 3, 2020. REUTER
Dutch coronavirus measures have lowered infection rate: health official 01 Apr 2020 - 12:24 pm
Dutch policemen carry out contols in order to check if people follow the measures put in place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on March 31, 2020, amid the outbreak of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus). Netherlands OUT / AFP / ANP / Koen Van Weel
Coronavirus the worst global crisis since WW II, says UN chief 01 Apr 2020 - 12:23 pm
 In this file photo taken on February 24, 2020 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres looks on at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's main annual session in Geneva. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Moscow unveils coronavirus tracking app as national lockdown widens 01 Apr 2020 - 12:05 pm
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 31: A woman wearing a medical mask during a snowfall at Red square after preventive measures against the coronavirus (Covid-19) are taken in Moscow, Russia on March 31, 2020. ( Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agency )
Pandemic pranks off the table on April Fools' Day 01 Apr 2020 - 11:57 am
An adult helps to put a face mask on a child's face for protection due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Taipei, Taiwan, March 31, 2020. Reuters/Ann Wang
Postcards from Wuhan: residents tell the world to stay strong, stay indoors 01 Apr 2020 - 11:43 am
A picture taken on March 31, 2020 shows a general view of the Yangtze River and buildings in the city in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. AFP / Hector Retamal
Europe to launch coronavirus contact tracing app initiative 01 Apr 2020 - 11:39 am
FILE PHOTO: Medical personnel wear protective gear while working at a drive-through testing site for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S., March 27, 2020. Reuters/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Bondi Beach virus testing targets backpackers 01 Apr 2020 - 11:27 am
People walk past a
Chinese scientists seeking potential COVID-19 treatment find "effective" antibodies 01 Apr 2020 - 11:22 am
People wearing face masks ride bicycles on a street following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Europe coronavirus death toll tops 30,000: AFP tally 01 Apr 2020 - 11:16 am
People walk near Arc de Triomf during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Barcelona, Spain, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Russian plane heads to US with supplies for virus fight 01 Apr 2020 - 10:58 am
Boxes with medical equipment and masks to help fight coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen on board a Russian military transport plane ahead of its departure to the United States of America, at an airdrome outside Moscow, Russia April 1, 2020, in this s
US virus deaths pass 4,000: Johns Hopkins 01 Apr 2020 - 10:22 am
The Manhattan skyline rises over Calvary Cemetery in the Borough of Queens on March 31, 2020 in New York. A / AFP / Bryan R. Smith