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Mexico To Begin 'Healthy Distancing' Amid Criticism It Has Done Too Little Too Late

9:05pm March 22, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Starting Monday, Mexicans will be urged to maintain safe distances from each other, and if possible, work from home. At least 250 cases and two deaths have been reported in the country.

Medical workers transport a patient into a newly built temporary hospital on March 16 in Rome. Doctors in Italy are making difficult decisions about who should receive care.

U.S. Hospitals Prepare Guidelines For Who Gets Care Amid Coronavirus Surge

5:25pm March 22, 2020

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Doctors in Italy are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases and prioritizing which patients get care. Many U.S. doctors could soon be making the same life-or-death decisions.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the media to announce further measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 on March 22, 2020 in Berlin.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Goes Into Self-Isolation

5:13pm March 22, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Merkel put herself under self-quarantine after learning that her doctor had tested positive for COVID-19.

Boxes are dropped close to a hospital ground in Guilan, Iran, where residents are taking calls for social distancing to heart.

The Coronavirus Through The Eyes Of 5 Iranian Photographers

11:56am March 22, 2020

by Laura Beltrán Villamizar

A group of independent documentary photographers shared their experiences on the ground in Iran covering the pandemic.

Soldiers in face masks maintain a checkpoint in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Sunday. Malaysian government issued a movement order to the public starting from March 18 until March 31 to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.

Southeast Asian Nations Tighten Restrictions To Help Contain Spread Of Coronavirus

8:31am March 22, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

Tourists are being banned outright after many countries on the continent reported a sharp increase in the number of cases this past week.

Despite Lockdown, Italy's Coronavirus Cases Continue Dramatic Climb

9:02pm March 21, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

The death toll from the virus grew by nearly 800 to a total of 4,825, officials announced Saturday.

As Imported Cases Rise In China, Travelers Required To Isolate

5:22pm March 21, 2020

by Emily Feng

China has announced that travelers entering the country pay to be quarantined in state-appointed hotels — at the traveler's expense — because of growing numbers of infections coming from abroad.

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Holocaust Survivor Is First Coronavirus Death In Israel

1:16pm March 21, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

The family of 88-year-old Arie Even said they were saddened not to be able to be with him during his final days. They were asked to stay away in order not to catch the virus.

Outbreak Voices: A South Korean Student On Hunkering Down In New Haven

10:31am March 21, 2020

Yale University sophomore Jenny Lee decided to stay on campus during the coronavirus outbreak and not return to her family in South Korea. She shares her experience.

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Coronavirus Quashes Iran's New Year Celebrations

9:50am March 21, 2020

by Scott Simon

Norooz, which means "new day," is meant to be a holiday of hope and celebration. But Iran has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. Foreign policy analyst Ali Ahmadi, political analyst explains.

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