THE SECOND CASE of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the Republic of Ireland has been confirmed by the Department of Health.
The confirmation comes after the first case in the Republic of Ireland was confirmed last Saturday night and a separate case was confirmed in Northern Ireland last Thursday.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini attends a news conference during the summit of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries to discuss response to the spread of the coronavirus, in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 4.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gives a news briefing about the coronavirus with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on March 3.
The U.S. White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah L. Birx attends a press briefing, as Vice President Mike Pence looks on, in the White House on March 2. As of March 3, six people had died in the state and at least 100 confirmed cases were reported across the country.
Government officials make phone calls to members of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus to check if they have symptoms of COVID-19, at the Goyang City Hall in South Korea on March 3. The country confirmed its 29th death and more than 4,800 cases of the virus infection on March 3.
A Brazilian scientists, who is among those that concluded coronavirus DNA sequencing, inserts a tube into a portable device connected to a computer that decodes virus DNA, at the Tropical Medicine Institute of the São Paulo University Medical School in Brazil on March 2.
Rescue workers wearing masks and protective clothing check a man's temperature during a mock drill on handling suspected carriers of the coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on March 2.
Students of Hanoi National University of Education attend the first day of classes after returning to the university, which was closed for over a month due to the coronavirus outbreak, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 2.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak as (L-R) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Redfield and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams look on, at the White House on Feb. 29.
A cleaner sanitizes a wagon on a regional train at the Garibaldi train station in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 28. Authorities are taking new measures against the COVID-19 outbreak as death toll in the country reached 21 on Feb. 29.
A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 at the Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation in Nutley, New Jersey, U.S., on Feb 28. The facility develops novel therapies for some of the worlds most difficult diseases.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks next to Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex Azar, during a coronavirus task force meeting at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Feb. 27.
A man wearing a face mask walks past an installation of the Olympic rings in Tokyo, Japan, on Feb. 28. The International Olympic Committee is "committed" to holding the 2020 games in Tokyo as planned despite the widening coronavirus outbreak, the body's president has pledged.
Umrah pilgrims are seen after the cancellation of the departure to Mecca following the Saudi government's temporary ban announced on Feb. 27, to keep the country safe from the virus outbreak, at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Feb. 27.
A resident of Jongno-Gu district wearing a face mask sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, on Feb. 27.
School staff leave after the government announced a 14-day closure as they found a eight-year old student was infected with the virus, at Phraharuthai Donmuang School in Bangkok, Thailand, on Feb. 26.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks during a special government meeting to discuss measures to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, at the Daegu City Hall in Daegu on Feb. 25.
Fans wear masks at Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy, on Feb. 25, prior to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcelona.
Members of the Guardia di Finanza wearing face masks stop a car, amid a coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy, in Casalpusterlengo, Italy, on Feb. 24.
A reveler wears protective face mask at the Venice Carnival, the last days of which were called off after third death was reported in the country, in Italy on Feb. 23.
Buddhist monks wearing protective face masks pray during a blessing ceremony for the people affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Feb. 22.
Members of Red Cross board a Colombian Air Force plane that will evacuate the citizens from coronavirus-hit China, at the CATAM military base in Bogota, Colombia, on Feb. 22.
French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire speaks next to the Junior Minister for Economy and Finance Agnès Pannier-Runacher during a press conference after a meeting on the coronavirus' economic consequences, at the Economy Ministry in Paris, France, on Feb. 21.
A medical worker checks the temperature of a man wearing a protective mask at a quarantine checkpoint in the Son Loi commune in Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam, on Feb. 20.
A Chinese tourist, who was tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus and isolated for treatment, gestures while accompanied by medical staff after she was discharged from the hospital following her recovery, near Colombo in Sri Lanka, on Feb. 19.
Passengers wearing protective facemasks amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak wait to board their plane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia on Feb. 19.
Media personnel chase after a passenger (C) who disembarked from the Diamond Princess cruise ship at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, on Feb. 19.
Indians who were airlifted from Wuhan wait to collect their release certificates before leaving the ITBP quarantine facility in New Delhi, India, on Feb. 17.
Military medics stand in a formation after deplaning from a transport aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) at the Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, China, on Feb. 17.
Pictures of Pakistani students studying in Wuhan, China, are displayed by their family members during a demonstration in Lahore, Pakistan, on Feb. 16. The family members are demanding the evacuation of their relatives.
A U.S. passenger gives a thumbs up to reporters while arriving at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on Feb. 17, after disembarking in Yokohama from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
Nepalese nationals who were in Wuhan walk out from a Nepal Airlines plane at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, on Feb. 16. The chartered plane brought back 175 nationals from Hubei province.
A woman is seen wearing a protective mask as she holds a rose on Valentine's Day, while waiting for the subway at a station during rush hour in Beijing, on Feb. 14.
Passengers and children stand on the deck of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, as the vessel's passengers continue to be tested for coronavirus (COVID-19), at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, Japan, on Feb. 13. Aboard this quarantined ship, 219 people have tested positive with the virus.
Family members of Pakistani students studying in Wuhan, rally outside the Chinese Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, on Feb. 13., for the evacuation of their children from the Chinese city.
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) speaks to passengers on board the Westerdam cruise ship in Sihanoukville on Feb. 14, where the liner on Feb. 13 was docked after being refused entry at other Asian ports due to fears of the virus.
Jay Butler, deputy director for Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks to the media inside the Emergency Operations Center in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., on Feb. 13.
An employee receives payment from a customer through a container on a stick, in Beijing on Feb. 12. A ramp has also been set up to deliver food from the counter.
Members of the media stand near the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama on Feb. 11.
Workers produce protective clothing at a factory in Wuxi, China, on Feb. 8. The factory, which previously produced suits and sportswear, switched to production of protective clothing as demand increased due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks to the media during a press conference on the coronavirus situation in Hong Kong on Feb. 8. Lam said that the government has bought 48 million masks and received 17 million more from China to counter the shortage of masks in Hong Kong.
Flight attendants wearing protective clothing and masks serve snacks to Canadians, who had been evacuated from China due to the outbreak of novel Coronavirus on an American charter plane, on another aircraft taking them to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton from the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 7.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks about the coronavirus situation during a news conference at the Centers for Disease Control in Taipei, Taiwan, on Feb. 7.
Members of an emergency team participate in a drill to prepare for the potential arrival of passengers infected with the coronavirus at the Viru Viru International Airport, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on Feb. 6.
Workers in protective gear are seen on Japan Coast Guard boats in Yokohama, on Feb. 5, bringing patients from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship.
This handout photo released by Malaysia's Ministry of Health shows citizens being directed onto a bus by health officials as they arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia in Feb. 4.
Health services staff members wearing protective gear interact with passengers at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 2.
Members of the Association for Sri Lanka and China Social and Cultural Cooperation (ASLCSCC) hold candles during a vigil to pray for people who are suffering from coronavirus across the world, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 1.
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca speaks to the press after a Turkish cargo plane carrying 42 passengers from Wuhan landed at Etimesgut Military Airport in Ankara, Turkey, on Feb. 1.
Officials make preparations in Turkish Air Forces' A400M cargo plane at Etimesgut Military Airbase in Ankara, which is to depart to China to fly Turkish citizens out of Wuhan, on Jan. 31.
China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun stated in his press briefing that over 130 patients have been cured of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus in New York City on Jan. 31.
Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (C) speaks to journalists during a visit to Suvarnabhumi Airport to inspect measures in place to monitor passengers as they arrive in Bangkok on Jan. 29.
Children are seen wearing facial masks as a precaution after Nepal confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country, at Matribhumi School in Madhyapur Thimi, Nepal, on Jan. 29.
(L-R) Sabine Hagenauer of the infection department at the 4th medical department of Kaiser Franz Josef Hospital, Michael Binder, medical director of the Vienna Hospital Association, and Judith Aberle of the department of virology, Medical University Vienna, address a press conference at Kaiser-Franz-Josef hospital in Vienna, Austria, on Jan. 26. A Chinese flight attendant was quarantined in the hospital with symptoms of flu, in what authorities suspected as the first coronavirus case in the country.
A Rospotrebnadzor (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being) official uses a thermal imaging device to conduct a temperature check of passengers arriving at Krasnoyarsk International Airport on a plane from Cam Rahn, Vietnam, in Russia on Jan. 23.
Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, takes part in a news conference after a meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee to discuss about the outbreak of Pneumonia in China and other countries due to the 2019-nCoV, in Geneva, on Jan. 22.
Kazakh sanitary-epidemiological service worker uses a thermal scanner to detect travelers from China who may have symptoms possibly connected with the coronavirus at Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan Jan. 21.
Dozens of diggers work to build a new hospital in Wuhan, on Jan. 25. Due to the large number of infected people, the government decided to establish a temporary 1,000-bed hospital.
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Chief medical officer Tony Holohan said this evening: “If more people get it here, the main concern is for vulnerable people such as elderly people and people with disabilities.”
Guidelines surrounding mass gathering guidelines are to be published in next few days.
Holohan said that St Patrick’s Day festivities unlikely to be affected.
He added: “As things now stand, we see no reason why that wouldn’t take place.”
Dr John Cuddihy, Director of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, said the female in question has been interviewed as part of tracing people she came into contact with. “This process is at an early stage as they only found out about case this evening,” he said.
Speaking in relation to confusion surrounding the veracity of a letter relating to Covid-19, Holohan added: “We made clear in public today that there has been a number of inaccurate or hoax letters circulating. The info that comes from the Department of Health is reliable.”
Holohan added that he expects to continue to see more isolated cases being imported into Ireland but stressed that there is no evidence of local transmission here.
Tony Holohan won’t comment on the male at centre of the first case and his condition. He added: “We don’t think it’s likely that there are more than two cases here.”
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![Microsoft logo]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAlROBW.img?h=368&w=622&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Microsoft logo - Microsoft Store")
![Slide 5 of 95: A Jammu and Kashmir police officer briefs passengers of a bus about guarding against the new coronavirus in Lakhanpur, India, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10JaUA.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10JaUA.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10JaUA.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "India Virus Outbreak - Channi Anand/AP Photo")
![Slide 6 of 95: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gives a news briefing about the coronavirus with members of the White House coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10JhHG.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2200&y=1456","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10JhHG.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2200&y=1456","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10JhHG.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2200&y=1456"} "Vice President Pence gives a news briefing about the coronavirus at the White House - Leah Millis/Reuters")
![Slide 7 of 95: People wearing face masks cross a road as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Shanghai, China March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10FcPP.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10FcPP.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10FcPP.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "People wearing face masks cross a road as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus... - Aly Song/Reuters")
![Slide 8 of 95: White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, with Vice President Mike Pence, speaks to reporters in the press briefing room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10F70t.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1907&y=1450","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10F70t.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1907&y=1450","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10F70t.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1907&y=1450"} "Trump Virus Outbreak - Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo")
![Slide 9 of 95: A government official gestures as she and her colleagues make a phone call to the members of Shincheonji Church of Jesus to check if they have symptoms of suspected COBID-19 illness or not, at Goyang City Hall in Goyang, South Korea, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The coronavirus spread to ever more countries and world capitals. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10F22W.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10F22W.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10F22W.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Virus Outbreak South Korea - Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo")
![Surface line up]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBByUeO.img?h=368&w=622&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Surface line up - Microsoft Store")
![Slide 10 of 95: Jacqueline Goes de Jesus, one of Brazil’s scientists that concluded coronavirus DNA sequencing, insert a tube on a portable device connected to a computer that decode virus DNA at the Tropical Medicine Institute of the Sao Paulo University Medical School in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Rahel Patrasso]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10FcVR.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10FcVR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10FcVR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Jacqueline Goes de Jesus, one of Brazil’s scientists that concluded coronavirus DNA sequencing, inse... - Rahel Patrasso/Reuters")
![Slide 11 of 95: Rescue workers wearing masks and protective clothing check a man's temperature during a mock drill on handling suspected carriers of coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10F70s.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10F70s.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10F70s.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Rescue workers wearing masks and protective clothing check a man's temperature during a mock drill o... - Fayaz Aziz/Reuters")
![Slide 12 of 95: A paramedic wearing a protective suit cleans the hands of Israelis in isolation over coronavirus concerns as they prepare to vote in the national election at a "sterile" polling station set up by Israel's election committee, in Ashkelon, Israel March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CwPt.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2194&y=1037","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CwPt.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2194&y=1037","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CwPt.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2194&y=1037"} "A paramedic wearing a protective suit cleans the hands of Israelis in isolation over coronavirus con... - Amir Cohen/Reuters")
![Slide 13 of 95: Personnel from the health ministry check tourists' temperatures and for any symptoms amid the new coronavirus outbreak, at Rumichaca border bridge in Tulcan, Ecuador, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Tapia]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CL6K.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CL6K.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CL6K.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Personnel from the health ministry check tourists' temperatures and for any symptoms amid the new co... - Daniel Tapia/Reuters")
![Slide 14 of 95: A South Korean soldier wearing protective gear sanitizes a street in front of the city hall after the rapid rise in confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease of (COVID-19) in Daegu, southeast of the capital Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CEX8.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CEX8.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CEX8.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "South Koreans soldiers are mobilized to disinfect Daegu city hall - Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters")
![Xbox One X]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAse7Nm.img?h=368&w=622&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&f=jpg"} "Spotlight-Xbox One X - Microsoft Store")
![Slide 15 of 95: Vietnamese students of Hanoi National University of Education, wearing protective masks, attend the first day of classes after returning to the university, which was closed for over a month due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kham]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CBPA.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CBPA.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10CBPA.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Vietnamese students of Hanoi National University of Education, wearing protective masks, attend the ... - Kham/Reuters")
![Slide 16 of 95: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Redfield and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zKNL.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2065&y=635","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zKNL.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2065&y=635","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zKNL.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2065&y=635"} "U.S. President Trump speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak in Washington - Joshua Roberts/Reuters")
![Slide 17 of 95: Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a square in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zSny.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zSny.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zSny.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Virus Outbreak Mideast Iran - Vahid Salemi/AP Photo")
![Slide 18 of 95: A police officer wears a protective face mask on the street after the governor of the northern Mexican state of Coahuila said on Saturday that a new case of coronavirus had been confirmed, in Mexico City, Mexico February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zKNK.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zKNK.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zKNK.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "A police officer wears a protective face mask on the street after the governor of the northern Mexic... - Carlos Jasso/Reuters")
![Slide 19 of 95: A member of the Iraqi security forces wears a protective face mask, following the coronavirus outbreak, in Baghdad, Iraq February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zF8o.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zF8o.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10zF8o.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "A member of the Iraqi security forces wears a protective face mask, following the coronavirus outbre... - Khalid al-Mousily/Reuters")
![Slide 20 of 95: A cleaner sanitizes a wagon on a regional train, at the Garibaldi train station in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Authorities are taking new measures to sanitize trains and public transportation after the COVID-19 virus outbreak. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10xWlM.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2040&y=1325","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10xWlM.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2040&y=1325","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10xWlM.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2040&y=1325"} "Italy Virus Outbreak - Luca Bruno/AP Photo")
![Slide 21 of 95: NUTLEY, NJ - FEBRUARY 28: A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus at Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation on February 28, 2020 in Nutley, New Jersey. The facility develops novel therapies for some of the worlds most difficult diseases. At least 53 countries have reported cases of infection. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10xUeP.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10xUeP.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10xUeP.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Researchers Work On Developing Test For Coronavirus At Hackensack Meridian's Center For Discovery an... - Kena Betancur/Getty Images")
![Slide 22 of 95: Commuters wear face masks on a street in Karachi on February 28, 2020 as Pakistan has detected its first two cases of novel coronavirus. - Pakistani authorities were scrambling on February 27 to screen hundreds of people who had recently arrived from Iran, which has emerged as a major hotspot for coronavirus, after Islamabad confirmed its first two infections. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP) (Photo by ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10xIFT.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10xIFT.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10xIFT.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "PAKISTAN-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images")
![Slide 23 of 95: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks next to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar during a coronavirus task force meeting at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10uTBj.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10uTBj.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10uTBj.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "U.S. Vice President Mike Pence leads coronavirus task force meeting at the HHS Department in Washing... - Carlos Barria/Reuters")
![Slide 24 of 95: A man wearing a face mask (background C) walks past an installation of the Olympic rings in Tokyo on February 28, 2020. - The International Olympic Committee is "committed" to holding the 2020 Games in Tokyo as planned despite the widening new coronavirus outbreak, the body's president has pledged. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10v1SO.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10v1SO.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10v1SO.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "OLY-2020-TOKYO-JAPAN-HEALTH-VIRUS - Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images")
![Slide 25 of 95: Umrah pilgrims are seen after the cancellation of the departure to Mecca following the Saudi government's temporary ban announced on Thursday to keep the country safe because of coronavirus outbreak, at Soekarno Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10uYzv.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2192&y=1147","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10uYzv.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2192&y=1147","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10uYzv.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2192&y=1147"} "Umrah pilgrims are seen after the cancellation of the departure to Mecca at Soekarno Hatta Internati... - Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters")
![Slide 26 of 95: Guatemalan health worker takes part in a drill to handle suspected carriers of coronavirus, at a hotel in Guatemala City, Guatemala February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Luis Echeverria]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10rDur.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10rDur.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10rDur.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Guatemalan health worker takes part in a drill to handle suspected carriers of the coronavirus (COVI... - Luis Echeverria/Reuters")
![Slide 27 of 95: A resident of Jongno-Gu wearing a face mask sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. The new illness persists in the worst-hit areas and spreads beyond borders. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10rRS9.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10rRS9.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10rRS9.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Virus Outbreak South Korea - Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo")
![Slide 28 of 95: School staff leave after the government announced a 14-day closure as they found a 8-year old student was infected with coronavirus, at Phraharuthai Donmuang School in Bangkok, Thailand February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10rWlt.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=3309&y=1158","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10rWlt.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=3309&y=1158","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10rWlt.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=3309&y=1158"} "School staff leave after the government announced a 14-day closure as they found a 8-year old studen... - Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters")
![Slide 29 of 95: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 26: Disinfection professionals wearing protective gear spray anti-septic solution against the coronavirus (COVID-19) at a traditional market on February 26, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. Government has raised the coronavirus alert to the "highest level" as confirmed case numbers keep rising. Government reported 169 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) bringing the total number of infections in the nation to 1,146 with the potentially fatal illness spreading fast across the country. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10orx4.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1900&y=1339","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10orx4.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1900&y=1339","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10orx4.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1900&y=1339"} "Concern In South Korea As The Wuhan Covid-19 Spreads - Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images")
![Slide 30 of 95: Spanish police officers patrol outside the H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel in Tenerife, Canary Island, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Spanish officials say a tourist hotel on the Canary Islands has been placed in quarantine after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the new coronavirus. (AP Photo)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10ovSJ.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10ovSJ.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10ovSJ.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "APTOPIX Spain Virus Outbreak - AP Photo")
![Slide 31 of 95: DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 25: In this handout image provided by South Korean Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, talks during a special government meeting to discuss measures to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 at the Daegu City Hall on February 25, 2020 in Daegu, South Korea. Government has raised the coronavirus alert to the "highest level" as confirmed case numbers keep rising. Government reported 144 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) bringing the total number of infections in the nation to 977, with the potentially fatal illness spreading fast across the country. (Photo by South Korean Presidential Blue House via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10oFg4.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=716&y=427","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10oFg4.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=716&y=427","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10oFg4.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=716&y=427"} "Concern In South Korea As The Wuhan Covid-19 Spreads - South Korean Presidential Blue House/Getty Images")
![Slide 32 of 95: NAPLES, ITALY - FEBRUARY 25: Fans wear medical face masks as they await kick off prior to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcelona at Stadio San Paolo on February 25, 2020 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10oBDD.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2703&y=793","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10oBDD.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2703&y=793","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10oBDD.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2703&y=793"} "SSC Napoli v FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: First Leg - Michael Steele/Getty Images")
![Slide 33 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lCVL.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2033&y=1220","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lCVL.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2033&y=1220","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lCVL.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2033&y=1220"} "Newly-wed couple wear protective masks as they take wedding photos with family after marriage regist... - Tyrone Siu/Reuters")
![Slide 34 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lQQQ.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lQQQ.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lQQQ.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Iraqi men ride a motorbike as they wear protective masks, following the outbreak of the new coronavi... - Alaa al-Marjani/Reuters")
![Slide 35 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lQQR.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lQQR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lQQR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organisation (WHO) attends a news conference of the WHO-China Join... - Thomas Peter/Reuters")
![Slide 36 of 95: Members of the Guardia di Fi0nanza wearing face masks stop a car, amid a coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy, in Casalpusterlengo, Italy, February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lMxX.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lMxX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lMxX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Members of the Guardia di Finanza wearing face masks stop a car, amid a coronavirus outbreak in nort... - Yara Nardi/Reuters")
![Slide 37 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lLXR.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1695&y=1478","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lLXR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1695&y=1478","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lLXR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1695&y=1478"} "U.N. Secretary General, Antonio Guterres speaks during an update on the situation regarding the COVI... - Salvatore Di Nolfi/Pool/Reuters")
![Slide 38 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lJtX.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lJtX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lJtX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "A street vendor sells face masks outside the central railway station, after a coronavirus outbreak, ... - Flavio Lo Scalzo/Reuters")
![Slide 39 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lLXU.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lLXU.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10lLXU.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Figures depicting the coronavirus vs \"carneval virus\" are pictured during the \"Rosenmontag\" (Rose Mo... - Thilo Schmuelgen/Reuters")
![Slide 40 of 95: Masked carnival reveller wears protective face mask at Venice Carnival, which the last two days of, as well as Sunday night's festivities, have been cancelled because of an outbreak of coronavirus, in Venice, Italy February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jpRB.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1365&y=1461","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jpRB.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1365&y=1461","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jpRB.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1365&y=1461"} "Masked carnival reveller wears protective face mask at Venice Carnival - Manuel Silvestri/Reuters")
![Slide 41 of 95: AALST, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 23: A couple wear anti-coronavirus masks during the 92st edition of the Aalst Carnival parade on February 23, 2020 in the streets of Aalst, Belgium. The Aalst Carnival is a 600 year old festive ritual that takes place every year in Aalst. It lasts three days from the Sunday preceding Christian Lent. Inscribed in 2010 on the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity of UNESCO, it was withdrawn in December 2019, no longer meeting the criteria for inscription. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jsBX.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jsBX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jsBX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Aalst Carnival Goes Ahead Amid Anti-Semitism Controversy - Thierry Monasse/Getty Images")
![Slide 42 of 95: People wear masks to help guard against the Coronavirus in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. On Sunday Iran's health ministry raised the death toll from the new virus to 8 people in the country, amid concerns that clusters there, as well as in Italy and South Korea, could signal a serious new stage in its global spread. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jnjr.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jnjr.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jnjr.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Iran Virus Outbreak - Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo")
![Slide 43 of 95: TOPSHOT - People in traditional Korean hanbok dresses wear face masks as they visit Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul on February 23, 2020. - South Korea reported two additional deaths from coronavirus and 123 more cases on February 23, with nearly two thirds of the new patients connected to a religious sect. The national toll of 556 cases is now the second-highest outside of China. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jitS.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jitS.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10jitS.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "TOPSHOT-SKOREA-China-health-virus - Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images")
![Slide 44 of 95: Buddhist monks wearing protective face masks pray during a blessing ceremony for the people affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10hMwr.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2131&y=1227","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10hMwr.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2131&y=1227","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10hMwr.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2131&y=1227"} "Buddhist monks wearing protective face masks pray during a blessing ceremony for the people affected... - Lim Huey Teng/Reuters")
![Slide 45 of 95: Members of Colombian Red Cross board a Colombian Air Force plane that will evacuate Colombian citizens from coronavirus-hit China, at the CATAM military base in Bogota, Colombia February 22, 2020. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10hJUX.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10hJUX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10hJUX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Members of Colombian Red Cross board a Colombian Air Force plane that will evacuate Colombian citize... - Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters")
![Slide 46 of 95: French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire (R) speaks next to French Junior Minister for Economy and Finance Agnes Pannier-Runacher during a press conference after attending a meeting on the coronavirus' economic consequences on February 21, 2020 at the Economy Ministry in Paris. (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC PIERMONT/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10gf8A.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2799&y=826","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10gf8A.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2799&y=826","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10gf8A.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2799&y=826"} "FRANCE-ECONOMY-CORONAVIRUS - Eric Piermont/AFP via Getty Images")
![Slide 47 of 95: A medical worker checks the temperature of a man wearing a protective facemask amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus at a quarantine checkpoint in the Son Loi commune in Vinh Phuc province on February 20, 2020. - Villages in Vietnam with 10,000 people close to the nation's capital have been placed under quarantine after cases of the deadly new coronavirus were discovered, authorities said. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10dMHo.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10dMHo.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10dMHo.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "VIETNAM-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 48 of 95: A Chinese tourist (C), who was tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus and isolated for treatment, gestures while accompanied by medical staff after she was discharged from the main infectious diseases hospital near Colombo on February 19, 2020, following her recovery. - The 43-year-old woman, the first and only COVID-19 patient in Sri Lanka, was admitted to the hospital on January 25 and tested positive for COVID-19 two days later. (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP) (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10bieE.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=525&y=234","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10bieE.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=525&y=234","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10bieE.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=525&y=234"} "SRI LANKA-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP via Getty Images")
![Slide 49 of 95: A woman wearing a mask in precaution of the coronavirus prays at the Kwan Im Hood Cho Temple in Singapore February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10bkAw.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1042&y=797","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10bkAw.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1042&y=797","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10bkAw.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1042&y=797"} "A woman wearing a mask in precaution of the coronavirus prays at the Kwan Im Hood Cho Temple in Sing... - Edgar Su/Reuters")
![Slide 50 of 95: Passengers wearing protective facemasks amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak wait to board their plane at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on February 19, 2020. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10bpkh.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10bpkh.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10bpkh.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "MALAYSIA-CHINA-HEATH-VIRUS - Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images")
![Slide 51 of 95: A passenger (C) leaves after dismembarking the Diamond Princess cruise ship in quarantine due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama on February 19, 2020. - Several hundred passengers who have endured a torrid 14-day quarantine aboard a coronavirus-riddled cruise ship in Japan are set to disembark February 19 -- if they have tested negative. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB108Y9z.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1862&y=1165","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB108Y9z.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1862&y=1165","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB108Y9z.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1862&y=1165"} "JAPAN-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images")
![Slide 52 of 95: NEW DELHI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 17: Indians who were air-lifted from Wuhan following out-break of the deadly novel cornavirus, wait to collect release certificates before leaving from the ITBP quarantine facility, at Chhawla, near Nazafgarh on February 17, 2020 in New Delhi, India. The Indian government had evacuated 650 Indians and seven Maldivians from Wuhan after the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Since then, for 409 of them a make shift camp created by the ITBP had been their home. Nearly 200 residents were given okay to leave the camp. Among them were a number of students, professors, Yoga teachers and businesspersons. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB106etA.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB106etA.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB106etA.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Indians Evacuated From Wuhan Leave ITBP Camp After Testing Negative For Coronavirus - Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times/Getty Images")
![Slide 53 of 95: WUHAN, Feb. 17, 2020 -- Military medics format after they deplaned a transport aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force at Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 17, 2020. (photo by Li He/Xinhua via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB106xl6.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1297&y=1219","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB106xl6.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1297&y=1219","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB106xl6.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1297&y=1219"} "CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-NOVEL CORONAVIRUS-AIR FORCE-MILITARY MEDICS (CN) - Li He/Xinhua/Getty Images")
![Slide 54 of 95: A teacher gives a lecture with her smart phone during an online class at a middle school in Donghai in China's eastern Jiangsu province on February 17, 2020. - The death toll from the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,770 in China after 105 more people died, the National Health Commission said February 17. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB106kUK.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1726&y=1422","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB106kUK.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1726&y=1422","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB106kUK.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1726&y=1422"} "CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - STR/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 55 of 95: Family members of Pakistani students studying in Wuhan, China, display student's pictures on their mobile phones during a demonstration for the evacuation of their relatives after the Chinese city was badly hit by the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB104k3W.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1944&y=1019","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB104k3W.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1944&y=1019","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB104k3W.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1944&y=1019"} "Pakistan China Outbreak - K.M. Chaudhry/AP Photo")
![Slide 56 of 95: A US passenger thumbs up to reporters while arriving at the Haneda Airport, in Tokyo on February 17, 2020 after disembarking in Yokohama from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, where people are quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus. - Americans began leaving a quarantined cruise ship off Japan on February 17, 2020, to board chartered flights home as the number of new coronavirus cases diagnosed on the vessel jumped to 355. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB104gvr.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1781&y=1142","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB104gvr.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1781&y=1142","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB104gvr.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1781&y=1142"} "JAPAN-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 57 of 95: Nepalese nationals who were in the coronavirus-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan walk out from a Nepal Airlines Airbus A330-200 plane carrying 175 Nepalese nationals, before they were sent to be quarantine, at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB102Ooh.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB102Ooh.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB102Ooh.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Nepalese nationals who were in the coronavirus-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan walk out from a Nepal ... - Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters")
![Slide 58 of 95: Women clean a classroom to protect against the recent coronavirus outbreak, in preparation for students' return to school in Hanoi, Vietnam February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kham]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB102TC7.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB102TC7.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB102TC7.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Women clean a classroom to protect against the recent coronavirus outbreak, in preparation for stude... - Kham/Reuters")
![Slide 59 of 95: BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: A Chinese woman wears a protective mask as she holds a rose on Valentines Day as she waits for the subway at a station during rush hour on February 14, 2020 in Beijing, China. The number of cases of the deadly new coronavirus COVID-19 rose to more than 55000 in mainland China Friday, in what the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global public health emergency. China continued to lock down the city of Wuhan in an effort to contain the spread of the pneumonia-like disease which medicals experts have confirmed can be passed from human to human. In an unprecedented move, Chinese authorities have maintained and in some cases tightened the travel restrictions on the city which is the epicentre of the virus and also in municipalities in other parts of the country affecting tens of millions of people. The number of those who have died from the virus in China climbed to over 1380 on Friday, mostly in Hubei province, and cases have been reported in other countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and several others. The World Health Organization has warned all governments to be on alert and screening has been stepped up at airports around the world. Some countries, including the United States, have put restrictions on Chinese travellers entering and advised their citizens against travel to China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB101kuU.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2080&y=781","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB101kuU.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2080&y=781","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB101kuU.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2080&y=781"} "Concern In China As Coronavirus Spreads - Kevin Frayer/Getty Images")
![Slide 60 of 95: Passengers and children stand on the desk of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, as the vessel's passengers continue to be tested for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZ8aR.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZ8aR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZ8aR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama - Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters")
![Slide 61 of 95: Family members of Pakistani students studying in Wuhan, China, rally outside the Chinese Consulate for the evacuation of their children after the Chinese city was badly hit by the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZcpX.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1828&y=1697","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZcpX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1828&y=1697","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZcpX.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1828&y=1697"} "Pakistan China Outbreak - K.M. Chaudhry/AP Photo")
![Slide 62 of 95: Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) speaks to passengers on board the Westerdam cruise ship in Sihanoukville on February 14, 2020, where the liner on February 13 docked after being refused entry at other Asian ports due to fears of the novel coronavirus. - Cambodia's strongman premier Hun Sen welcomed on February 14 the passengers of a US cruise ship blocked from several Asian ports over fears of a deadly new virus. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZjHs.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2233&y=927","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZjHs.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2233&y=927","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZjHs.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2233&y=927"} "CAMBODIA-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images")
![Slide 63 of 95: Jay Butler, Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases at the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), speaks to the media in regards to the Novel Coronavirus, while standing in front of a map marked with areas having reported cases, inside the Emergency Operations Center, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZbsa.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2648&y=1361","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZbsa.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2648&y=1361","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZZbsa.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2648&y=1361"} "CDC Coronavirus Georgia - John Amis/AP Photo")
![Slide 64 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZWpbZ.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZWpbZ.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZWpbZ.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "An employee receives payment from a customer through a container on a stick, at a store where a ramp... - Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters")
![Slide 65 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZWsBB.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1907&y=1220","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZWsBB.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1907&y=1220","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZWsBB.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1907&y=1220"} "A laboratory technician helps a colleague remove a protective suit after leaving a laboratory in She... - STR/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 66 of 95: YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 11: People wave to family on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship as it sits docked at Daikoku Pier where it is being resupplied and newly diagnosed coronavirus cases taken for treatment as it remains in quarantine after a number of the 3,700 people on board were diagnosed with coronavirus, on February 11, 2020 in Yokohama, Japan. 130 passengers are now confirmed to be infected with coronavirus as Japanese authorities continue treating people on board. The new cases bring the total number of infections to 156 in Japan, the largest number outside of China. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZU3v5.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZU3v5.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZU3v5.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Remains Quarantined As Coronavirus Cases Grow - Carl Court/Getty Images")
![Slide 67 of 95: Members of the media stand near the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZRym7.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZRym7.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZRym7.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama - Issei Kato/Reuters")
![Slide 68 of 95: A Malaysian Royal Guard wears a protective mask while he stands guard outside National Palace, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZRHnf.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZRHnf.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZRHnf.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "A Malaysian Royal Guard wears a protective mask while he stands guard outside National Palace, follo... - Lim Huey Teng/Reuters")
![Slide 69 of 95: Brazilian citizens from China's coronavirus-struck Wuhan, arrive at the Air Force base of Anapolis, State of Goias, Brazil, February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZPsDE.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZPsDE.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZPsDE.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Brazilian citizens from China arrive in Anapolis - Adriano Machado/Reuters")
![Slide 70 of 95: This photo taken on February 8, 2020 shows workers producing protective clothing at a factory in Wuxi, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. - The factory, which previously produced suits and sportswear, switched to production of protective clothing as demand increases due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 800 in mainland China on February 9, overtaking global fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, even as the World Health Organization said the outbreak appeared to be "stabilising". (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNHEC.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNHEC.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNHEC.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - STR/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 71 of 95: Hindu devotee wears a mask as she carries a milk pot on her head at a shrine in Batu Caves during Thaipusam, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNF3H.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2194&y=2369","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNF3H.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2194&y=2369","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNF3H.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2194&y=2369"} "Hindu devotee wears a mask as she carries a milk pot on her head at a shrine in Batu Caves during Th... - Lim Huey Teng/Reuters")
![Slide 72 of 95: HONG KONG, CHINA - 2020/02/08: Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's chief executive speaks to the media during the press conference. The chief executive of Hong Kong announced that travelers traveling from mainland China in to Hong Kong will subject to a 14 days mandatory quarantine measure which the travelers will have to stay at home or hotel to be quarantined in order lower the risk of the Coronavirus being spread across the border from mainland China. (Photo by Geovien So/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNKh4.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1270&y=786","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNKh4.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1270&y=786","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNKh4.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1270&y=786"} "Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's chief executive speaks to the media... - Geovien So/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images")
![Slide 73 of 95: South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun (R) has his temperature checked during a visit to a clinic in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, 08 February 2020.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNMuW.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2117&y=946","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNMuW.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2117&y=946","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZNMuW.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2117&y=946"} "South Korean Prime Minister Chung visits clinic amid coronavirus outbreak, Gyeonggi Province, Korea ... - Yonhap/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock")
![Slide 74 of 95: Flight attendants wearing protective clothing and masks serve snacks to Canadians, who had been evacuated from China due to the outbreak of novel Coronavirus on an American charter plane, on another aircraft taking them to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton, from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada February 7, 2020. Courtesy of Edward Wang via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZMeVR.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZMeVR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZMeVR.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Flight attendants wearing protective clothing and masks serve snacks to evacuated Canadians - Edward Wang/Reuters")
![Slide 75 of 95: Members of anti-coronavirus team spray chemical into vehicles on a road in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kham]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZMhB9.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZMhB9.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZMhB9.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Members of anti-coronavirus team spray chemical into vehicles on a road in Thai Nguyen province - Kham/Reuters")
![Slide 76 of 95: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks about the coronavirus situation in Taiwan, during a news conference at the Centers for Disease Control in Taipei, Taiwan February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZJZUj.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2061&y=1193","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZJZUj.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2061&y=1193","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZJZUj.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2061&y=1193"} "Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks about the coronavirus situation in Taiwan, during a news confer... - Fabian Hamacher/Reuters")
![Slide 77 of 95: Members of a emergency team participate in a drill to prepare for the potential arrival of passengers infected with the coronavirus at the Viru Viru International Airport, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Rodrigo Urzagasti]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZK4k5.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZK4k5.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZK4k5.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Members of a emergency team participate in a drill to prepare for the potential arrival of passenger... - Rodrigo Urzagasti/Reuters")
![Slide 78 of 95: HONG KONG, CHINA - 2020/02/06: Airport security staff checks passengers using a thermal sensor screen at the Hong Kong International Airport.
Another day in Hong Kong during the corona virus outbreak. Community outbreak declared in the city: the government said all travellers from the mainland China, including Hong Kong residents would be placed on a mandatory 14-day quarantine as part of its escalated response to the contagion. (Photo by Ivan Abreu/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZJZUn.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZJZUn.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZJZUn.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Airport security staff checks passengers using a thermal... - Ivan Abreu/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images")
![Slide 79 of 95: A tourist receives a free protective face mask from Buddhist volunteers in Hanoi on February 6, 2020. - Health officials in Vietnam on February 5 said all foreign passport holders -- including from China, Hong Kong and Macau -- that have been to mainland China in the past 14 days will not be permitted to enter Vietnam, in a bid to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, which is believed to have originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZK4k6.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZK4k6.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZK4k6.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "VIETNAM-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 80 of 95: Workers in protective gear are seen on the Japan Coast Guard boats in Yokohama on February 5, 2020 bringing patients from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. - At least 10 people on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, Japan's health minister said on February 5. (Photo by STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZF1V9.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZF1V9.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZF1V9.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "JAPAN-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - STR/Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 81 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZCO3i.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1847&y=1207","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZCO3i.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1847&y=1207","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZCO3i.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1847&y=1207"} "Workers set up beds at an exhibition centre that was converted into a hospital in Wuhan in China's c... - STR/AFP/Getty Images")
![Slide 82 of 95]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZCXdD.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZCXdD.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZCXdD.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Ministry of Health shows Malaysian nationals bei... - Muzzafar Kasim/Malaysia's Ministry of Health/AP Photo")
![Slide 83 of 95: Health services staff members wearing protectice gear interact with passengers at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on February 2, 2020. - Afghan health authorities are establishing isolation wards across the country ahead of a potential influx of coronavirus cases, an official said on February 2, as governments worldwide monitor the disease's spread. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZAfSh.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=3806&y=893","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZAfSh.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=3806&y=893","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZAfSh.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=3806&y=893"} "AFGHANISTAN-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS - Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images")
![Slide 84 of 95: Members of the Association for Sri Lanka-China Social and Cultural Cooperation (ASLCSCC) hold candles during a vigil to pray for people who are suffering from the coronavirus in the world, in Colombo, Sri Lanka February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZyPlg.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZyPlg.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZyPlg.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Members of the Association for Sri Lanka-China Social and Cultural Cooperation (ASLCSCC) hold candle... - Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters")
![Slide 85 of 95: ANKARA, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 1: Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca speaks to the press after Turkish cargo plane, carrying 42 passengers from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, landed at Etimesgut Military Airport in Ankara, Turkey on February 1, 2020. Total of 32 Turks, 10 foreign nationals arrive in Ankara after departing from epicenter of novel coronavirus Wuhan, China. (Photo by Aytug Can Sencar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZyGSj.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2115&y=1601","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZyGSj.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2115&y=1601","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZyGSj.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2115&y=1601"} "42 evacuees land in Turkey from virus-hit China - Aytug Can Sencar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images")
![Slide 86 of 95: ANKARA, TURKEY - JANUARY 31: Officials make last preparations in Turkish Air Forces A400M cargo plane at Etimesgut Military Airbase in Ankara, Turkey to depart to China to fly Turkish citizens out of the Wuhan, China the epicenter of a recent coronavirus outbreak, on January 31, 2020. (Photo by Ali Murat Alhas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZxpZb.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZxpZb.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZxpZb.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Turkey evacuating citizens from Wuhan after outbreak - Ali Murat Alhas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images")
![Slide 87 of 95: NEW YORK CITY, USA - JANUARY 31, 2020: Zhang Jun (L), China's Permanent Representative to the UN, has stated in his press briefing more than 130 patients have been cured of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus. Maria Khrenova/TASS (Photo by Maria Khrenova\TASS via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZvbXf.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2229&y=757","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZvbXf.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2229&y=757","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZvbXf.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2229&y=757"} "China's Permanent Representative to UN Zhang Jun makes statement on coronavirus countermeasures - Maria Khrenova/TASS/Getty Images")
![Slide 88 of 95: In this photo provided by Thai Government Spokesmen's office, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, centre, removes his face mask to speak to journalists during a visit to Suvarnabhumi International airport to inspect measures in place to monitor passengers as they arrive potentially carrying the new coronavirus virus, in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (Thai Government Spokesman's office via AP)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZsYt0.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=981&y=501","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZsYt0.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=981&y=501","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZsYt0.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=981&y=501"} "Thailand - Thai Government Spokesman's office via AP")
![Slide 89 of 95: Children wearing facial masks, as a precaution after Nepal confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country, attend a lecture at Matribhumi School in Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZsP1Z.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZsP1Z.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZsP1Z.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Children wearing facial masks, as a precaution after Nepal confirmed the first case of coronavirus i... - Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters")
![Slide 90 of 95: (L-R) Sabine Hagenauer (4th Medical Department KFJ, Infection Department), Michael Binder (Medical Director of the KAV) and Judith Aberle (Department of Virology, Medical University Vienna) give a press conference on January 26, 2020 at Kaiser-Franz-Josef hospital in Vienna, where a woman has been quarantined with flu symptoms. - The Chinese flight attendant is the first suspected case in Austria of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. (Photo by HERBERT PFARRHOFER / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT (Photo by HERBERT PFARRHOFER/APA/AFP via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZlVnj.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1937&y=945","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZlVnj.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1937&y=945","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZlVnj.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=1937&y=945"} "AUSTRIA-CHINA-HEALTH-VIRUS-CORONA - Herbert Pfarrhofer/APA/Getty Images")
![Slide 91 of 95: KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA - JANUARY 23, 2020: A Rospotrebnadzor (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being) official uses a thermal imaging device to conduct a temperature check of passengers arriving at Krasnoyarsk International Airport on a plane from Cam Rahn, Vietnam, in connection with an outbreak of coronavirus. Andrei Samsonov/TASS (Photo by Andrei Samsonov\TASS via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZhh7x.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2817&y=1559","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZhh7x.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2817&y=1559","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZhh7x.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=2817&y=1559"} "Passengers scanned for coronavirus at Krasnoyarsk International Airport - Andrei Samsonov/TASS via Getty Images")
![Slide 92 of 95: Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus takes part in a news conference after a meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee for Pneumonia due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV in Geneva, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZeOal.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=932&y=1143","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZeOal.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=932&y=1143","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZeOal.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f&x=932&y=1143"} "Director-General of WHOTedros takes part to a news conference after a meeting of the Emergency Commi... - Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via Reuters")
![Slide 93 of 95: Kazakh sanitary-epidemiological service worker uses a thermal scanner to detect travellers from China who may have symptoms possibly connected with the previously unknown coronavirus, at Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan Jan. 21.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZcUNx.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZcUNx.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZcUNx.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Coronavirus outbreak - Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters")
![Slide 94 of 95: Health officials watch travelers on a thermographic monitor at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZaWyT.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZaWyT.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZaWyT.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "Coronavirus Outbreak - Vincent Thian/AP Photo")
![Slide 95 of 95: WUHAN, CHINA - JANUARY 25: Dozens of diggers work to build a new hospital in Wuhan, China on January 25, 2020. Due to the large number of infected people in the hospital, which could no longer accommodate more patients, the government decided to establish a temporary hospital, which will be completed on February 3. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZktTn.img?h=416&w=799&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size3column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZktTn.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f","size2column":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBZktTn.img?h=416&w=624&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=f&l=f"} "China rushes to build a new hospital in Wuhan - Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images")
![Minister for Health Simon Harris (centre) holds a leaflet which forms part of the public awareness campaign for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the baggage hall of Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)]({"default":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB10NOKO.img?h=66&w=88&m=6&q=60&u=t&o=t&l=f&x=2400&y=688"} "Coronavirus - PA Wire/PA Images")
