MEPs attend a special session of the European Parliament to approve special measures to soften the sudden economic impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brussels, Belgium on March 26. (REUTERS Photo)
A man, wearing protective mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks on an almost empty street in the Dotonbori entertainment district of Osaka, Japan on March 14, 2020. (REUTE
A person wearing a mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walks along an empty street in Seoul, South Korea on March 25, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)
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Via di San Gregorio is seen deserted as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy on March 26. (REUTERS Photo)
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Members of local hygiene services wear protective suits and face masks as they prepare to disinfect the street and market to stop the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dakar, Senegal on March 22, 2020
A general view shows traffic along the road in Dhusamareb, administrative capital of Galmudug state, in central Somalia on December 23, 2019. (REUTERS File Photo)
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A woman looks at an empty shelf with a sign announcing the rationing of toilet paper to one pack per person at a Rewe grocery store in Potsdam, Germany on March 20, 2020, as the spread of the coronavirus d
Brenton Tarrant, charged for murder in relation to the mosque attacks, is seen in the dock during his appearance in the Christchurch District Court, New Zealand on March 16, 2019. (REUTERS File Photo)
China's President Xi Jinping speaks with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on December 23, 2019. (REUTERS Photo)
 
Soumaila Cisse, leader of opposition party URD (Union for the Republic and Democracy), addresses his supporters during a rally in Bamako, ahead of the second round of Mali's presidential election, Mali on Augus
The mural "My Child, Our Air" by Craig Cundiff is pictured in Seattle's Georgetown neighbourhood as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Seattle, Washington, U.S. March
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A volunteer, for recovery work, uses a pack of refrigerant to a cool down as she takes a break in a heat wave at a flood affected area in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Issei
People wearing protective masks walk in a shopping district, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro adjusts his protective face mask at a press statement during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brasilia, Brazil on March 20, 2020. (REUTERS Photo)
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in a televised speech in Moscow, Russia on March 25. (REUTERS Photo)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein arrive at a ceremony marking the annual Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Cente
Members of firefighters wear protective face masks, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they disinfect a municipality building, ahead of the Iranian New Year Nowruz, March 20, in Tehran, Iran on Mar
Turkish police officer leave from Saudi Arabia's Consulate following a demonstration held by Amnesty International Turkey to mark the 100th day of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing, in Istanbul, Turkey