Travellers board a train departing from Wuhan Railway Station as Chinese authorities lift a more than two-month ban on travel from the city in Hubei Province.

US President Donald Trump threatens to put a "hold" on funds to the World Health Organization, accusing it of bias toward China and performing badly in the coronavirus pandemic. "We're going to put a very powerful hold on it and we're going to see...

Every afternoon for 45 minutes, dozens of children in France aged 5 to 12 turn on their computers to listen to professional actors read them stories online. French children read them

Residents say they are relived but still cautious a day before the government plans to lift travel curbs from the contagion's epicentre of Wuhan. Authorities have warned though that various restrictions on movement would remain to guard against ...

Texas state troopers check cars crossing over from Louisiana in a move to further cut off travel from a neighboring state that has been among the hardest hit by the coronavirus. Those entering Texas via road from Louisiana are subject to 14 days o...

Wisconsin controversially holds its presidential primary as planned despite a state-wide stay-at-home order and concern that the election could expose thousands of voters and poll workers to the coronavirus.

France has crossed the threshold of 10,000 deaths due to the coronavirus, with 7,091 recorded in hospital and 3,237 in old age homes. ANIMATED VIDEO

A truck stationed outside London's St Thomas' Hospital displays messages of support for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Messages on its LED screen call on people to clap for him as he battles to make a recovery from COVID-19.

Images show the exterior of New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, which is adding nearly 400 beds to the nave of the church for patients from Mt. Sinai Hospital a couple of blocks away.

A field hospital opens at a convention centre in New Orleans to relieve pressure on surrounding hospitals.

Dominic Raab, the British Foreign Secretary who has been delegated to act as acting Prime Minister by Boris Johnson while he is treated in intensive care for coronavirus, says Johnson 'remained stable overnight' and is 'breathing without any assis...

Thousands of travellers flock to catch trains leaving Wuhan, minutes before authorities lift a ban on outbound travel from the hard-hit city where the coronavirus pandemic first emerged. The lockdown had been in place since January 23.

A 3D printer manufacturer in Pristina is harnessing its equipment to develop a ventilator to help coronavirus patients. With more than half of the parts made by 3D printers, the model aims to automate the operation of BVM (bag valve mask) in a che...

A forest fire in the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone spreads further, fanned by strong winds, authorities say, insisting that radiation levels remained normal.

A few people are seen walking and cycling on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach as authorities issue a mandatory mask rule for anyone entering a public place.

Palestinian fitness trainer and bodybuilder Mohammad Shweiki films himself training at home in Jerusalem and posts the videos online after authorities closed gyms due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, Israel has officially reported 9006 C...

The WHO said Monday that facemasks could be justified in areas where hand-washing and physical distancing were difficult. Original videographic on homemade cloth face covering.

Officials in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro have divided public opinion by preparing more than 600 graves for coronavirus victims ahead of anticipated deaths. The city have dug 615 graves and readied 2,000 body bags in preparation for COVID-...

Joggers in Paris react to City Hall's decision to ban all individual sporting activities in Paris between 10am and 7pm, following an uptick in the number of people exercising outside as France enters its fourth week of coronavirus lockdown.

Central American migrants stranded at the Mexico-US border put in place preventative COVID-19 measures as they put their dreams on hold at a shelter in Juarez.

New Yorkers wear face masks and abide by social distancing guidelines as they line up outside Elmhurst Hospital in the borough of Queens to get tested for the coronavirus.

The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75,000 people people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe, since it emerged in China in December, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources at 0945 GMT Tuesday. ANIMATED VIDEO

Drone footage shows high rise residential buildings, a park and the Yangtze river in Wuhan as China prepares to lift the lockdown that has been in place over the central city since January 23.

Images show the deserted streets of Scotland's most populous city as the UK battles the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic's relentless death march across the planet has already claimed more than 73,000 victims out of 1.32 million confirmed cases,...

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street to chair the government's daily coronavirus response meeting, as he deputises for Prime Minister Boris Johnson who was admitted to intensive care with a deteriorating case of coronav...

Images of St Thomas' Hospital in London where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care after testing positive for coronavirus on March 27. Foreign minister Dominic Raab is to take over his duties "where necessary", his D...

Images show the scene outside St Thomas' Hospital in London where British Prime minister Boris Johnson is in intensive care. Johnson spent the night in the ICU with a deteriorating case of coronavirus and has been given oxygen but is not on a vent...

Brazil's Sao Paulo state has said it expects tens of thousands of COVID-19 deaths in the next six months, and has extended its stay-at-home measures another two weeks.

Residents sing and clap from their balconies in Malakoff, on the outskirts of Paris, to show their support to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus epidemic on the 21st day of the lockdown.

Soaring numbers of COVID-19 deaths in Ecuador's port city of Guayaquil have led to a shortage of coffins, forcing locals to resort to using cardboard boxes.

The George Washington University Hospital opens a drive-through coronavirus testing site in the US capital as the pandemic spreads across the United States.

US President Donald Trump sends his best wishes British Prime Minister and "friend" Boris Johnson, says Americans are "all praying for his recovery."

In Mumbai's densely packed Dharavi neighbourhood -- one of Asia's largest slums -- coronavirus fears are growing as the number of cases climbs to five but residents say they have few options to escape its grip. RAW-INDIA-HEALTH-VIRUS-POVERTY-SLUMS

Residents sing and clap from their balconies in Malakoff, on the outskirts of Paris, to support healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus epidemic on the 21st day of the lockdown.

France will launch a "vast testing operation" in nursing homes -- where a total of 2,417 people have died since the start of the coronavirus epidemic -- to better protect residents, Health Minister Olivier Véran announces. COMPLETES VIDI1QF56D_EN

France reports that 833 more people have died of COVID-19 in hospitals and nursing homes over the previous 24 hours, its highest daily toll since the epidemic began.

The American singer Lady Gaga announces a concert against the coronavirus pandemic, which will take place and be broadcast worldwide on April 18. The announcement was made at a virtual press conference organised by the World Health Organization (...

A restaurant in Gaza City prepares meals for Palestinians in quarantine centres as thousands of Palestinians who have returned to Gaza via Egypt have been quarantined as a precautionary measure. So far 12 cases have been confirmed, all of them pla...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo extends a shutdown in the epicenter of America's deadly coronavirus pandemic until near the end of April.

Migrants hold banners in a sign of protest at the gate of the Malakasa camp near Athens, the second Greek migrant camp to be placed under lockdown after an Afghan resident tested positive for the coronavirus.

Cars line up outside a newly opened drive-through coronavirus testing site at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

A baby tiger who was born during quarantine has been called "Covid" at the Mexican Africa Bio Zoo in Cordoba (Veracruz). Zoo staff say the name is one of "hope" because the virus, despite being deadly, has forced people to "rethink".

While other capital cities around Europe are deserted, Stockholm remains busy with people walking around as per usual. Sweden has not imposed extraordinary lockdown orders seen elsewhere in Europe to stem the spread of the virus, instead calling ...

Despite being confined in a Salvation Army emergency shelter in Paris, undocumented migrants are doing their bit to help during the coronavirus epidemic, making hundreds of cloth masks for the disadvantaged people helped by the non-profit and its ...

Dergham Krakeh, a Palestinian artist, calls on Gazans to "stay home" with sand carvings on a beach in Gaza City. So far, 12 cases have been confirmed in Gaza, all of them placed under quarantine. Thousands of Palestinians who have returned to Gaza...

It's normally one of the liveliest spots in the French capital, bringing together tourists and Parisians alike to lounge along its banks. Canal Saint-Martin now lies deserted, a victim of France's lockdown. A nationwide stay-at-home order was impo...

Medical personnel wearing full protective gear transport two bodies on stretchers from New York's Wyckoff Heights Medical Center to a refrigerated trailer repurposed as a makeshift morgue. As the United States' death toll races towards 10,000, in...

José Antonio Freay tours a market in Venezuela's capital Caracas handing out mouthpieces in the middle of a quarantine for the new coronavirus. He avoids touching people, which is not easy for Venezuelans, who are used to effusive greetings with k...