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Turkey's new hospital opens doors for COVID-19 patients 31 Mar 2020 - 11:21 am
A Turkish health official checks the temperature of a driver at a check point, on the Asian side ,entry of Istanbul on March 30,2020. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Turks to stay at home and adapt themselves to
Malaysia calls on women to 'stop nagging, use makeup' in coronavirus advice 31 Mar 2020 - 11:16 am
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Indian doctors fight coronavirus with raincoats, helmets amid lack of equipment 31 Mar 2020 - 10:57 am
A doctor wearing a torn raincoat stands at the major coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment facility amid concerns about the spread of the disease in Kolkata, India, March 26, 2020. Picture taken March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
S.Korea puts off school opening again, will turn to online 31 Mar 2020 - 10:06 am
A student wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus walks past a professor of Pusan National University Park Hyun who used to be a coronavirus patient as he have an interview with Reuters at Pusan National University in Busan, South Korea, Mar
British Airways suspending flights from London's Gatwick 31 Mar 2020 - 09:47 am
A British Airways flight takes off from Sydney International Airport in Sydney on March 27, 2020. AFP / Saeed Khan
Cherry blossoms, empty stores in virus-hit Japan 31 Mar 2020 - 09:36 am
People wearing protective face masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen among blooming cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
New York hospital doctor prepares for the worst 31 Mar 2020 - 08:47 am
The One World Trade Center is illuminated in red, white and blue in recognition of the ongoing nationwide effort to combat coronavirus during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, as it is seen from Exchange Place, New Jerse
Nineteen killed in massive China forest fire 31 Mar 2020 - 08:40 am
Firefighters battle a forest blaze in Xichang in China's southwestern Sichuan province early on March 31, 2020. / AFP / STR
Brazil court stops Costa cruise crew coming ashore due to coronavirus 30 Mar 2020 - 07:50 pm
Passangers of Holland America's cruise ship Zaandam are seen as the ship navigates through the Panama Canal in Panama City, on March 29, 2020. AFP / Luis Acosta
Woman convicted in Thai knife attack held in girl's death 30 Mar 2020 - 07:42 pm
A passenger sits in a commuter train in Bangkok on March 26, 2020, amid decreased passengers numbers due to fears over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. AFP / Mladen Antonov
Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum closed by virus 30 Mar 2020 - 05:37 pm
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Britain to spend 75 million pounds getting stranded citizens home 30 Mar 2020 - 05:17 pm
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab holding a remote press conference to update the nation on the Covid-19 pandemic, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on March 30, 2020. AFP/ 10 Downing Street / Pippa Fowles
Colombian rebel group calls temporary ceasefire over pandemic 30 Mar 2020 - 05:17 pm
UNHCR workers setting up a temporary hospital to care for those infected with the COVID-19, in Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, on March 28, 2020. AFP / Schneyder Mendoza
Coronavirus hits rich and poor unequally in Latin America 30 Mar 2020 - 05:17 pm
Medical staff display signs after the director of the hospital, surgeon Jerry Bitar, was kidnapped, as Haiti battles COVID-19 outbreak amid a spike in gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 27, 2020. The sign on right says the hospital will reopen
COVID-19: Italy reports 812 new deaths as spread slows 30 Mar 2020 - 05:17 pm
A basket hung up so people can donate or take for free food is seen, as Italy struggles to contain the  COVID-19 in Naples, Italy March 30, 2020. The sign reads:
US CDC reports 140,904 coronavirus cases, 2,405 deaths 30 Mar 2020 - 05:17 pm
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Philippines grounds company's aircraft after deadly fire 30 Mar 2020 - 05:14 pm
Debris of the crashed plane are seen at Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, March 29, 2020. Manila International Airport Authority Media Affairs Division/Handout via REUTERS
Putin urges Moscow residents to respect lockdown 30 Mar 2020 - 05:01 pm
Police officers wearing face masks patrol on the empty Red square, with the St. Basil's Cathedral (L) and Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower (R) in the background, in Moscow on March 30, 2020. AFP / Dimitar DILKOFF