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Workers place a mask on the figure of the Fallas festival in Valencia. AP photo

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WHO declares Coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action

By using the charged word pandemic after shying away for long, the WHO sought to shock lethargic countries into...

12 March 2020 11:03 AM IST

A lone passenger leaves Milans train station, Italy on March 9, 2020. Italy took a page from Chinas playbook to impose a travel ban across the country to stop the spread of the coronavirus. (AP)

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Italy put under unprecedented lockdown

Travel, public gatherings banned everywhere in the country to stop coronavirus

10 March 2020 8:29 AM IST

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Coronavirus death toll in Italy hits 366

After mass testing uncovered more than 7,300 infections, Italy's outbreak surged to nearly equal South Korea's

9 March 2020 11:15 AM IST

In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018 file photo, members of the royal family gather on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, with from left, Prince Charles, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan the Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Prince William and Kate the Duchess of Cambridge, as they watch a flypast of Royal Air Force aircraft pass over Buckingham Palace in London. AP photo

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Meghan-Harry on last royal duty before farewell

Aggrieved taxpayers insisted that Harry and Meghan repay the 2.4 million pounds of public money spent to renovate their...

9 March 2020 10:18 AM IST

A tourist wearing a face mask takes pictures inside the Duomo gothic cathedral as it reopened to the public after being closed due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak in northern Italy, in Milan. AFP Photo

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Italy shuts down museums, theatres in a bid to contain virus outbreak

The government has also closed down schools, nightclubs and casinos

8 March 2020 5:01 PM IST

A woman wearing a face mask stands in a subway train in Milan, Italy. New quarantine restrictions announced by the government have effectively shutdown the northern region of Lombardy. (AP)

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Millions put under corona quarantine in Italy

The region around Milan and Venice have been shut out to contain the coronavirus outbreak

8 March 2020 9:59 AM IST

People walk by the Louvre museum, in Paris, France on Sunday. AP Photo

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France close the Louvre to contain the spread of virus

The virus has now spread to 60 countries, with 3,000 fatalities reported

2 March 2020 11:14 AM IST

$Pope Francis attends the Ash Wednesday mass on February 26, 2020, at the Santa Sabina church in Rome. Pope Francis postponed his official appointments on February 29 and was working from home, the Vatican said, a day after cancelling a scheduled appearance at mass because of \a mild ailment\. Francis, 83, had appeared earlier in the week to be suffering from a cold. He was seen blowing his nose and coughing during the Ash Wednesday service, and his voice sounded hoarse. (AFP)$ World