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Pakistan: COVID-19 cases jumps to 803 23 Mar 2020 - 12:01 pm
A traffic police officer stands with a barrier on a deserted road of a business district during a partial lockdown after Pakistan shut all markets, public places and discouraged large gatherings amid an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Karac
PM Modi tells Indians to save themselves from coronavirus as Delhi locks down 23 Mar 2020 - 10:48 am
NEW DELHI, INDIA - MARCH 21 : A view of deserted streets in Delhi due to ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in New Delhi, India on March 21, 2020. ( Imtiyaz Khan - Anadolu Agency )
China sees drop in new coronavirus cases; all new cases imported 23 Mar 2020 - 09:59 am
FFILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC22NF9MD3D3/File Photo/File Photo
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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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
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
Pakistan halts international passenger flights for two weeks 21 Mar 2020 - 04:00 pm
A worker disinfects a passenger train amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, at Karachi Cantonment railway station in Karachi on March 20, 2020. / AFP
Coronavirus overshadows spring festival in Afghanistan 20 Mar 2020 - 01:15 pm
Iranians, some wearing protective face masks, shop for traditional items ahead of Nowruz, the national New Year 2-week celebration, at the Tajrish Bazaar in the capital Tehran on March 19, 2020, despite the heavy death toll due to infections by the novel
Mumbai on partial lockdown as India tries to contain virus 20 Mar 2020 - 01:14 pm
A general view shows deserted roads with minimal traffic near the sea front in mumbai on March 19, 2020. / AFP / Punit PARANJPE
Malaysia will deploy army to keep everyone indoors 20 Mar 2020 - 12:14 pm
People line up to pay at a supermarket amid fears of a disruption in supplies after the Malaysia's government announces a restricted movement order imposed on March 18 due to the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia, March 17, 2020.
Timeline - India executes four men convicted in 2012 Delhi gang rape, Nirbhaya murder case 20 Mar 2020 - 10:02 am
Asha Devi (C), the mother of a gang-rape victim, reacts after the convicts of her daughter's case were hanged in New Delhi on March 20, 2020. India executed four men on March 20 for the gang-rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012 that sparked h
India bars international commercial passenger flights from landing in country for one week 19 Mar 2020 - 03:20 pm
A health worker (R) checks the temperature of a Central Industrial Security Force personnel (L) amid concerns of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at the entrance of the Wings India 2020 international exhibition at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad on M
Pakistan confirms first two deaths from coronavirus - minister 19 Mar 2020 - 02:26 pm
A policeman wearing a facemask patrols at the deserted Clifton beach after a public ban imposed by the national authorities amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Karachi on March 18, 2020. / AFP / Asif HASSAN
Australia closes borders to coronavirus, pumps $56 bln into economy 19 Mar 2020 - 10:10 am
An elderly couple sit at a table in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, following an outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), in Sydney, Australia, on March 19, 2020. (Steven Saphore - Anadolu Agency)
Beijing hit by record imported coronavirus cases, no China transmissions 19 Mar 2020 - 08:52 am
Staff in protective suits accompany passengers outside a centralized facility for screening and registration near the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, March 17, 2020. RE

Europe

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Africa

A medical worker puts on protective suits before the burial of an Ebola victim in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), May 24, 2026. Photo for representational purposes only. (Str/Xinhua) Ethiopia intensifies coordinated Ebola preparedness, inspection measures
Members of the Ugandan dance group 'the Ghetto Kids' rehearse at their home in Nakawuka, Wakiso, Uganda, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda Ghetto Kids 'can't wait' to join Shakira at World Cup
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A woman (top R) reacts as a person suspected of having died from Ebola is buried in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) WHO urges DRC's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola

Americas

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Handout photo released by Mexico's Presidency press office shows Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Saul lopez Escorcia / Presidencia de Mexico / AFP) Mexico says will host Iran during World Cup
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP California chemical leak explosion threat 'eliminated,' fire officials say
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure

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