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Malaysia tracking 5,000 people possibly exposed to coronavirus at religious event 11 Mar 2020 - 11:49 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (L) launched the COVID-19 relief fund after the first official Cabinet Meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Putrajaya, Malaysia on March 11, 2020. (Syaiful Redzuan / Anadolu Agency)
Wuhan told to go back to work as new cases of coronavirus subside in China 11 Mar 2020 - 03:07 pm
A man wearing a protective facemask walks along a street in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province on March 11, 2020. AFP / NOEL CELIS
Singapore tests passengers for coronavirus from cruise ship 11 Mar 2020 - 02:10 pm
The cruise ship Costa fortuna is seen docked in Singapore on March 10, 2020, after the vessel was turned away from ports in Malaysia and Thailand amid fears of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus. / AFP / Louis KWOK
Vietnam's coronavirus cases up to 35 after new infections from Europe 11 Mar 2020 - 12:44 pm
A closed cafe, near the house of a coronavirus infected patient, is seen in Hanoi, Vietnam March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kham
Virus-hit Vietnamese carriers cut salaries, encourage unpaid leave 11 Mar 2020 - 12:17 pm
A woman, wearing a facemask amid fears of the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walks on a street in Hanoi on March 11, 2020. / AFP / Manan Vatsyayana
Fighter jet crashes in Pakistan capital during parade rehearsal 11 Mar 2020 - 10:36 am
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jet F-16 performs to commemorate Pakistan Air Force's 'Operation Swift Retort', following the shot down of Indian military aircrafts on February 27, 2019 in Kashmir, during an air show in Karachi, Pakistan February 27, 202
S.Korea reports jump in coronavirus cases after call centre outbreak 11 Mar 2020 - 10:28 am
Workers disinfect a screen door to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a subway station in Seoul on March 11, 2020./ AFP / YONHAP /
China's Xi says Wuhan has 'turned the tide' againt virus epidemic 10 Mar 2020 - 02:59 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping learns about the hospital's operations, treatment of patients, protection for medical workers and scientific research at the Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China
Mom, son safe after 52 hours trapped in China hotel rubble 10 Mar 2020 - 01:38 pm
A man (C) is rescued from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in China's eastern Fujian province on March 8, 2020. At least four people were killed following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, the
Dutch king apologises for 'excessive violence' in colonial Indonesia 10 Mar 2020 - 01:25 pm
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - MARCH 10: The Dutch King Willem-Alexander (L) and Queen Maxima (R) visit the National Heroes Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 10, 2020.  ( Anton Raharjo - Anadolu Agency )
WHO: More than 70% of COVID-19 Patients in China Have Recovered 10 Mar 2020 - 01:01 pm
People who have recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus infection leave Wuchan makeshift hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on March 10, 2020. / AFP / STR
China to ease travel curbs within locked-down province 10 Mar 2020 - 12:39 pm
A mask-clad passenger looks on from his seat as others (background) alight from their train at the railway station in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province on March 10, 2020./ AFP / Noel Celis
8 new coronavirus cases reported in Pakistan 10 Mar 2020 - 11:11 am
A boy wearing a facemask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, rides on a motorbike along with others in Rawalpindi on March 4, 2020.  AFP / Farooq NAEEM
India's celebration of festival of colours muted amid coronavirus fears 10 Mar 2020 - 10:54 am
A reveller smeared in colour powder celebrates the Holi, the spring festival of colours, in Mumbai on March 10, 2020. / AFP / Indranil MUKHERJEE
China's President Xi visits Wuhan as number of new coronavirus cases tumbles 10 Mar 2020 - 09:43 am
A general view shows an empty street in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province on March 10, 2020. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan on March 10 for his first visit to the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic since the crisis erupted in January
The Philippines has just 2,000 virus testing kits and cases are rising 10 Mar 2020 - 09:14 am
Workers wear hazmat suits as they disinfect and sanitize as a precautionary measure against coronavirus at a public school in the City of San Juan in the Philippines on March 09, 2020. DANTE DIOSINA JR - Anadolu Agency
Singapore charges visitors for coronavirus treatment after imported Indonesian cases 10 Mar 2020 - 09:04 am
Passengers arriving from Batam, Indonesia, pass a temperature screening station at the Singapore Cruise Center, following the coronavirus outbreak in Singapore March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
North Korea fires three projectiles into sea; US, China urge return to talks 09 Mar 2020 - 06:34 pm
North Korean flag flutters on top of the 160-metre tall tower at North Korea's propaganda village of Gijungdong, in this picture taken from Tae Sung freedom village near the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), inside the demilitarised zone separating the two