Bodies pile up on streets in Ecuador as coronavirus spreads
Some residents have gone as far as pleading with authorities on social media to help pick them up.
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Coronavirus cases now top 1 million worldwide
The number of deaths worldwide has soared past 51,000,
"Shoot them dead": Duterte orders police to kill Filipinos who defy coronavirus lockdown
"Do not challenge the government," he warned the nation Wednesday. "You will lose."
Human impact on environment raises risk of pandemics
Some members of the scientific community have been warning for years that it was not a matter of if, but when another pandemic would threaten humanity.
Patriots' plane flying medical masks to Boston from China
NFL team's owner, Robert Kraft, helped arrange the flight to bring 1.2 million N95 masks for use in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
Fighting virus in Africa is "existential war for the continent"
"My biggest fear is that the situation we are seeing in Europe, in the United States, and what we saw in China, will be in play in Africa, and that will be extremely devastating for us," the head of Africa CDC says.
Turkmenistan reportedly bans the word "coronavirus"
Turkmenistan, which borders hard-hit Iran but claims it has zero cases of COVID-19, has reportedly banned the use of the word "coronavirus."
U.K. family spreads joy with virus lockdown version of a Broadway hit
The six members of England's Marsh family may be stuck at home together, but they're trying not to lose their sense of humor, and it's helping others through a crisis.
Over 4,000 pounds of drugs found in tunnel under border
The drug bust happened after agents found a 2,000-foot-long underground tunnel that extended from a warehouse in Tijuana to San Diego.
Putin sends military plane to U.S. with supplies to fight virus
Video released by the ministry showed the cargo plane loaded with boxes preparing to take off from a military airbase near Moscow.
Rubber bullets fired at South Africans defying coronavirus orders
Authorities are worried the coronavirus could spread in poorer areas where crowds are difficult to control.
Drastic, early action seems to keep a lid on Jordan's COVID-19 outbreak
Strict lockdown measures were implemented in the kingdom after just a few cases of the new coronavirus popped up, and it appears to be working.
Lawmakers call on ICE to free more immigrants amid pandemic
A federal judge said not releasing sick immigrants could lead to "unconscionable and possibly barbaric result."
Goats take over streets of town as residents stay inside
The goats have been spotted in the town center, in front of churches and even nibbling on hedges in people's front lawns.
Jerusalem sanitizes stones of Western Wall amid pandemic
As the Jewish holiday Passover approaches, Israel is ramping up its social distancing guidelines and implementing extra safety measures.
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