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Researchers identify two coronavirus types as China cases dwindle 04 Mar 2020 - 01:25 pm
A woman wears a face mask as she walks in a street in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Grieving families in Philippine drugs war turn to theatre for healing, therapy 04 Mar 2020 - 12:38 pm
Relatives of victims killed in the Philippines' drug war act a scene during their theatre performance on their journey of loss and healing in a Catholic school in Makati City, Philippines, March 4, 2020. Reuters /Eloisa Lopez
India's coronavirus cases rise to 28, including 16 Italians 04 Mar 2020 - 11:24 am
FILE PHOTO: A health desk is set up to screen travelers for signs of the coronavirus at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala, India, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey/File Photo
Indonesia seizes half a million virus masks amid panic buying 04 Mar 2020 - 10:25 am
People wearing characters clothes of local hero Gundala (R) and Batman (L) offer Indonesian traditional herbal drinks “Jamu” to motorists as they encourage them to stay healthy and fight COVID-19 in Solo on March 4, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR MUSTAFA
Thousands wait for hospital beds in S.Korea as coronavirus cases surge 04 Mar 2020 - 09:42 am
People stand in a long queue to buy face masks at a post office, after a shortage of masks amid the rise in confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, in Daegu, South Korea, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Australian stores ration toilet paper amid coronavirus panic buying 04 Mar 2020 - 09:00 am
Shelves are empty of hand sanitiser in a supermarket in Sydney on March 4, 2020. AFP / PETER PARKS
Fifteen Italians test positive for coronavirus in India: media 04 Mar 2020 - 08:22 am
Tourists wearing protective masks are pictured at the historic Taj Mahal in Agra, India, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
Pakistan wants former PM Nawaz Sharif returned from Britain 03 Mar 2020 - 08:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam sit on a Lahore-bound flight due for departure at Abu Dhabi International Airport, July 13, 2018. Reuters / Drazen Gorgic
Challenges facing new Malaysia PM after controversial takeover 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
Malaysia's former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin (C), his wife Noraini Abdul Rahman talk to the press outside his home in Kuala Lumpur on February 29, 2020. AFP / Mohd Rasfan
Philippines lifts travel ban to South Korea 03 Mar 2020 - 07:33 pm
Filipinos wear face mask in Manila, Philippines on February 03, 2020. Dante Diosina Jr / Anadolu Agency
India defends citizenship law as UN rights chief joins legal challenge 03 Mar 2020 - 03:57 pm
Protesters hold placards during a protest against India's new citizenship law, in New Delhi on March 3, 2020. AFP / Money Sharma
Pakistan confirms fifth coronavirus case 03 Mar 2020 - 11:23 am
A health personnel checks the body temperature of a pilgrim returning from Iran via the Pakistan-Iran border town of Taftan on February 29, 2020. Health officials in Pakistan are screening hundreds of people who had recently arrived from Iran, a major new
Indonesia shuts airport after Java volcano erupts 03 Mar 2020 - 10:12 am
Mount Merapi volcano erupts as seen from Cangkringan district in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia March 3, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Rizky Tulus/ via REUTERS
Australia to use biosecurity law to restrict movements of coronavirus patients 03 Mar 2020 - 09:39 am
 FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk by Flinders Street Station after cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Say nothing at all: Ronan Keating chided for Singapore coronavirus post 03 Mar 2020 - 08:28 am
FILE PHOTO: A bird's-eye view of ships along the coast in Singapore July 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
China urges overseas Chinese to stay home as imported virus cases rise 03 Mar 2020 - 08:15 am
Vehicles are seen at an intersection to Changan Avenue, Beijing's main thoroughfare, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in China March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Erupting Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud 03 Mar 2020 - 08:03 am
Tourists look towards Mount Merapi volcano as it erupts, at Cangkringan district in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia March 3, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Rizky Tulus/ via REUTERS
South Korea declares 'war' on coronavirus as cases approach 5,000 03 Mar 2020 - 08:03 am
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on a news conference held by Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran