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Philippines closes off capital to fight virus 15 Mar 2020 - 01:03 pm
Soldiers stand guard as they wait inside the military headquarters to be deployed in major thoroughfares, in Manila on March 14, 2020. / AFP / Ted ALJIBE
S.Korea reports 76 new coronavirus cases; airport checks widened 15 Mar 2020 - 12:38 pm
Passengers wear protective face masks to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus, COVID-19, outside the Toncontin International Airport, in Tegucigalpa, on March 14, 2020. Honduran government has prohibited citizens from Europe, China, Iran, and South K
Indonesia president to take coronavirus test as cases top 100 15 Mar 2020 - 12:00 pm
TANGERANG, INDONESIA - MARCH 13: Indonesian President Joko Widodo checks precautions against the coronavirus (Covid-19) at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia on March 13, 2020. Indonesia has confirmed four deaths and 69 positive cases of Coron
First reporter in the Western world to spot the coronavirus crisis was a blogger in Florida 15 Mar 2020 - 11:58 am
A medical worker takes a swab from a previously recovered COVID-19 coronavirus patient during testing at a hospital in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on March 14, 2020. China / AFP / STR
Canadian on cruise ship tested positive for coronavirus in Brazil - report 15 Mar 2020 - 11:50 am
A cruise ship with the Bahamas flag that has been isolated in Brazil's northeastern port of Recife after a passenger showed symptoms similar to those of the coronavirus, according to the Department of Health in Pernambuco state, is seen in Recife, Brazil
India's coronavirus cases at 107 as Modi plans regional response 15 Mar 2020 - 11:40 am
A commuter (C) wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus uses his phone while travelling on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro, in New Delhi on March 12, 2020. / AFP / XAVIER GALIANA
Colombia to expel four European visitors for violating quarantine 15 Mar 2020 - 10:52 am
People on motorcycles wear face masks near the Venezuelan-Colombia border after the Colombian government decided to close the Simon Bolivar international bridge as a preventive measure in response to the spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San An
Passengers held on cruise ship in New Zealand over virus fears 15 Mar 2020 - 10:30 am
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Syrian war, rumbling into 10th year, still has global impact 15 Mar 2020 - 10:11 am
This picture taken on March 12, 2020 shows an aerial view of the town of Afis, which has sustained widespread destruction due to heavy fighting and air-strikes by pro-Syrian regime forces, in the northwestern Idlib province. / AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Spain will impose partial coronavirus lockdown - PM 15 Mar 2020 - 10:09 am
General view of the famous landmark Puerta del Sol with few people due to the coronavirus outbreak in central Madrid, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Lockdowns, self-isolation and entry bans imposed to fight global coronavirus spread 15 Mar 2020 - 10:08 am
Police officers cross a virtually deserted square, amidst concerns over Spain's coronavirus outbreak, in the Basque city of Vitoria, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent West
Taiwan reports six new coronavirus cases in largest single-day rise, all imported 15 Mar 2020 - 09:52 am
Mask-clad local residents wait in front of a poster showing New Taipei City mayor Hou You-yi during a drill organised by the New Taipei City government to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Xindian district on March 14, 2020. /AFP / Sam Ye
Australia to impose 14-day self-isolation for all international arrivals 15 Mar 2020 - 09:12 am
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 14: People wear face masks as a preventative measure against Coronavirus COVID-19 in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia on March 14, 2020. ( Steven Saphore - Anadolu Agency )
Trump tests negative for coronavirus: White House doctor statement 15 Mar 2020 - 09:06 am
WASHINGTON, DC, USA - MARCH 13: US President Donald J. Trump declares a national emergency due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, DC, United States on March 13, 2020. ( Yasin Öztürk - Anadolu Agency
The virus claims a victim at the UN: personal diplomacy 15 Mar 2020 - 08:33 am
FILE PHOTO: Exterior view of the United Nations headquarters in New York August 16, 2005. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
New-born British baby tests positive for coronavirus 14 Mar 2020 - 06:21 pm
Shoppers walk on a quiet Oxford Street, central London on March 14, 2020. AFP / Glyn KIRK
As world grapples with pandemic, Tokyo 2020's Twitter account puts on a happy face 14 Mar 2020 - 01:24 pm
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Rwanda confirms first case of coronavirus - health ministry 14 Mar 2020 - 01:19 pm
A passenger washes his hands at a public hand washing station before boarding a bus as a cautionary measure against the coronavirus at Nyabugogo Bus Park in Kigali, Rwanda. March 11, 2020. Reuters/Maggie Andresen
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