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Switzerland records more than 900 more coronavirus cases 22 Mar 2020 - 05:06 pm
A man wearing a face mask uses a pedestrian crossing in front of Saint-Pierre Cathedral in Geneva on March 20, 2020, as the Swiss government further tightened measures against COVID-19, but said it would not follow other countries in ordering full confine
Emirates to stop all passenger flights by March 25 22 Mar 2020 - 04:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: Emirates Boeing 777-300ER planes at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Christopher Pike
Doctors respond en masse to Italy's call to arms 22 Mar 2020 - 04:52 pm
A group of nurses wearing protective mask and gear pose for a group photo prior to their night shift on March 13, 2020 at the Cremona hospital, southeast of Milan, Lombardy. AFP PHOTO / PAOLO MIRANDA
Spain's coronavirus deaths surpass 1,700, cases over 28,000 - Health Ministry 22 Mar 2020 - 02:37 pm
Civil Protection workers and health workers set up a triage tent for suspected coronavirus patients outside the Burgos Hospital (UBU) on March 20, 2020, in Burgos, in northern Spain. / AFP / CESAR MANSO
Kuwait confirms 12 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 188 22 Mar 2020 - 02:00 pm
An aerial view shows Kuwait City and the National Assembly Building (Kuwait Parliament), after the country entered virtual lockdown, as a preventive measure against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kuwait City, Kuwait, March 20, 2020. Picture taken March
Lock downs not enough to defeat coronavirus - WHO's Ryan 22 Mar 2020 - 01:51 pm
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NY airports, hospitals under pressure as virus cases mount 22 Mar 2020 - 12:33 pm
:NEW YORK, NEW YORK, - MARCH 17: A New York City Police officer looks on from the Brooklyn Bridge as it sees significantly less traffic due to coronavirus cases and fears on March 17, 2020 in New York City. Justin Heiman/AFP
China scrambles to curb rise in imported coronavirus cases 22 Mar 2020 - 11:59 am
FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask walks past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
Thailand virus cases rocket to 600 as crisis fears grow 22 Mar 2020 - 11:45 am
People visit a food court with social distancing markers on the floor at a shopping mall, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Bangkok on March 20, 2020. / AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA
Pakistan: Lockdown in major cities, cases jump to 629 22 Mar 2020 - 11:16 am
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Kuwait imposes partial curfew nationwide to curb coronavirus 22 Mar 2020 - 10:56 am
A photo taken on March 22, 2020 shows a deserted street in Kuwait city amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT
Italy coronavirus deaths jump by almost 800, govt shuts most workplaces 22 Mar 2020 - 10:53 am
The Palazzo Marino building is seen iluminated with the colours of the Italian flag as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Milan, Italy March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo
Indian athletes join call for Games to be delayed 22 Mar 2020 - 10:24 am
FILE PHOTO : A banner for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics is seen through a traffic signal in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Army patrols Malaysian streets as coronavirus cases spike 22 Mar 2020 - 10:22 am
A motorcyclist rides past soldiers inside a police station during the control of movement in Kuala Lumpur on March 22, 2020, amid fears over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Quake strikes north of Zagreb, damages buildings 22 Mar 2020 - 09:56 am
People walk past debris in a street after an earthquake, in Zagreb, Croatia March 22, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
India stays home in 'people's curfew' to stem coronavirus 22 Mar 2020 - 09:17 am
A view of deserted road is seen during a one-day Janata (civil) curfew imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in New Delhi on March 22, 2020. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Angola confirms first cases as coronavirus spreads over Africa 21 Mar 2020 - 05:43 pm
A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus directs traffic on a road in Abobo, in the suburbs of Abidjan on March 21, 2020.   AFP / ISSOUF SANOGO
Egypt closes mosques, churches over coronavirus fears 21 Mar 2020 - 04:49 pm
A man walks in the vicinity of the closed al-Hussein mosque in Egypt's capital Cairo on March 20, 2020, after the country's Muslim religious authorities decided to put the Friday prayers on hold, in order to avoid gatherings and the spread of the novel co