United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres checks his notes ahead of holding a virtual press briefing on the ongoing global Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on 19 March 2020 at United Nations, New York
Aid groups are warning that any outbreak of the Covid-19 virus in refugee communities would have a devastating impact. The United Nations estimates there are more than 30 million refugees worldwide, many living in conditions that are ideal for the transmission of the coronavirus. As even rich nations struggle to cope with the pandemic, health experts say it’s vital that the international community is prepared for any outbreak among the world’s most vulnerable groups
A woman is wearing a mask as she walks to her destination during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in New York City
Most residents of Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, stayed indoors on the first night of a curfew in response to the coronavirus pandemic. People went onto balconies and opened windows on March 18 to applaud in appreciation for emergency response workers
Political unity is a rare sight in South Africa, but on Wednesday, the nation’s top politicians put on a convincing show of it as the nation’s burden of novel coronavirus cases topped 100. President Cyril Ramaphosa was recently delayed by 90 minutes in giving his state of the nation address
As the coronavirus spreads across America, many cities are ordering restaurants and bars to stop offering in-house services. A world-renowned chef and other restaurant owners in the Washington area are using creative ways to take care of their customers and workers and also help feed those in nees
On March 16, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte decreed a “community quarantine” until April 15 on the island of Luzon, which is home to at least 57 million people. The closure of schools, offices, transport, and all economic and commercial activities has been ordered, excluding pharmacies and food. The stringent measures taken block over half of the country’s population in an attempt to curb coronavirus outbreaks
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Orthodox clergymen blessed the central streets of Tbilisi with holy water on March 17 as a way of asking God to protect the country from the pandemic
The alarm caused by the Coronavirus touches the area of Bethlehem with particular vehemence. The city where Jesus was born has been placed under quarantine since last week, after the first 16 cases of people infected by Covid-19 had been diagnosed in the area