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Viral content: Tokyo governor's distancing call is online hit 22 Apr 2020 - 03:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks at a news conference on Tokyo's response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Coronavirus outbreak in Philippines jail sees 123 inmates infected 22 Apr 2020 - 01:48 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask rides a bike along an empty road amid the lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Metro Manila, Philippines, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Japan's coronavirus mask handout tainted by gripes over mould, stains, insects 22 Apr 2020 - 12:51 pm
A mail carrier delivers cloth masks under a government program for the distribution of two washable masks each to all households in Japan to help contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2020, in this photo taken by K
India suspends coronavirus antibody tests after questions over reliability 22 Apr 2020 - 11:50 am
A man draws an awareness message on a road about wearing mask amid concerns about the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Work begins on 100,000 capacity stadium in Guangzhou 22 Apr 2020 - 11:28 am
A rendering of Guangzhou Evergrande's new 100,000-seat soccer stadium in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China is seen in this handout provided to Reuters on April 22, 2020. Evergrande Group/Handout via REUTERS
Singapore tops 10,000 virus cases as worker infections rise 22 Apr 2020 - 11:25 am
Instruction notice placards hang on a barrier as a man wearing a facemask as a prevention measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus queues to enter a wet market in Singapore on April 22, 2020. / AFP / ROSLAN RAHMAN
34 crew have virus on cruise ship docked for repairs in Japan 22 Apr 2020 - 09:30 am
An aerial view shows Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, which had confirmed 33 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, in Nagasaki, southern Japan April 21, 2020. in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken April 21, 2020. Mandatory credi
N.Zealand: ‘Shutting schools no help in fighting virus' 21 Apr 2020 - 04:52 pm
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Sri Lanka falls silent for Easter attack victims 21 Apr 2020 - 04:45 pm
A relative pays his respect at a graveyard for St. Sebastian's Church bomb blasts victims in Negombo on April 21, 2020, to mark the first anniversary of the attacks. AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Bangladesh threatens legal action as thousands of garment workers go unpaid 21 Apr 2020 - 03:08 pm
 In this file photo taken on April 7, 2020, labourers wait in queues to collect their salary in a garment factory during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. (AFP / MUN
Singapore prolongs virus lockdown until at least June 1 21 Apr 2020 - 02:58 pm
A woman, wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, carries groceries on her way home in Singapore on April 21, 2020. (AFP / Roslan RAHMAN)
China to ease entry ban on foreigners with South Korea 'fast track' 21 Apr 2020 - 02:21 pm
Travelers arriving from Wuhan are escorted to buses which will take them to their quarantine locations, at Beijing West Railway Station on April 15, 2020. / AFP / GREG BAKER
Singapore extends coronavirus curbs as cases surge 21 Apr 2020 - 02:15 pm
file photo: A man wearing a mask in precaution of the coronavirus looks on along the Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade in Singapore February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Coronavirus case detected at workers' quarters in India's presidential palace 21 Apr 2020 - 01:04 pm
:NEW DELHI, INDIA - APRIL 18: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) lights earthen lamps in the form of Indian map and illuminates the Red fort on the occasion of World Heritage Day and in solidarity with health workers during the nationwide lockdown, at a
Indonesia locks virus violators in 'haunted house' 21 Apr 2020 - 12:52 pm
A volunteer looks on at a quarantine facility, a repurposed abandoned house believed by some locals to be haunted and used as a deterrent effect against those breaking social restrictions amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, at Sepat village in Sragen,
Driver killed in WHO vehicle carrying virus swabs in Myanmar's Rakhine 21 Apr 2020 - 12:29 pm
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Kim Jong Un was in critical condition after surgery, U.S. official says 21 Apr 2020 - 10:42 am
People watch a television news broadcast showing file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on April 21, 2020. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Hong Kong extends social distancing measures 21 Apr 2020 - 10:16 am
Customers eat at Mana Cafe in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China April 14, 2020. Picture taken April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Pak Yiu