Image copyright Reuters Image caption The journalist Abdollah Zavieh was buried at Tehran’s Behesht Zahra cemetery on Tuesday Iran’s government has banned internal travel and warned of a “second wave” of its coronavirus disease outbreak, as the official death toll passed 2,000. Spokesman Ali Rabiei lamented that some people had ignored advice and travelled during … Read more
Image copyright Reuters Image caption An image saying “Out Bolsonaro” was projected onto a building in Sao Paulo Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accused the media of “fear-mongering” in a speech that downplayed the threat of coronavirus to the country. In a televised address on Tuesday, he called on mayors and governors to roll back … Read more
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on the G20 – the world’s 20 major industrialised nations – to fund a stimulus package worth trillions of dollars for businesses, workers and households in developing countries. This was a matter of “enlightened self-interest”, he said, to help prevent the virus from spreading and ultimately making a … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption It’s not known how the virus might affect great apes like gorillas Conservation experts are calling for urgent action to protect our closest living relatives, the great apes, from the threat of coronavirus. New measures are needed to reduce the risk of wild gorillas, chimps and orangutans encountering the … Read more
On Tuesday night people in India rushed to stockpile supplies, after its prime minister announced the entire country was going into lockdown for 21 days. People panicked after Narendra Modi said, in a televised address, everyone should “forget about” leaving their homes for any reason – and did not mention the status of essential supplies … Read more
Drivers for a parcel delivery service in Bergamo, Italy, one of the cities worst hit by coronavirus, broke out in song to lift their spirits as they were loading vans. Around 50 workers joined in singing “the only people who don’t give in are us” as they packed parcels in a warehouse.
Israel’s coronavirus patient 74, also known as Dani, has gained a huge following on Instagram after posting about her experience on social media. She contracted the virus after she came back home to Israel from Spain, and says she has had mild symptoms.
Reality Check tackles misleading health advice being shared online.
Image copyright Getty Images The coronavirus outbreak has left many people feeling trapped indoors – but tens of thousands of volunteers have offered to help them out. It was late at night on Thursday 12 March when Aviah Sarah Day realised things were serious. Five days earlier she’d thought nothing of going to a nightclub … Read more
Thirteen-year-old Ornela has Down’s syndrome and is training to compete in the World Games next year.