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The authors called for real-time monitoring of anxiety, depression, self-harm and suicide across the world, as well as the creation of treatment programmes that can be accessed remotely.

China is busy tapping into the vast business opportunities of export of key medical goods, especially ventilators and PPE, across the world, including India, where both private and government bodies are placing orders for the import of these products.

Ambassador Terry Branstad also said the U.S. has concerns about how China initially handled the virus outbreak in the central city of Wuhan, but that such issues should be addressed after the pandemic has been brought under control.

However, still not much is known about how long the novel coronavirus can live in dead bodies.

South Korean military said North Korea fired suspected cruise missiles towards Sea of Japan.

The Republican president in the past has repeated critical tweets of officials or enemies rather than make the criticism himself.

Morocco imposed a public health state of emergency on March 19, confining everyone to their homes except those with a permit to be out for work.

Worries about domestic abuse have spread across the world as nations force billions to stay at home to stop the spread of a disease that has officially killed nearly 115,000 people.

The government lifted a ban on travel between cities within Iranian provinces, while restrictions on trips between provinces will end on April 20.

The tornadoes caused 'catastrophic' damage and prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a tornado emergency, its highest level of tornado alert.

Iraqi student Ahmed Khaled al-Kaabi, 23, proposed to the love of his life last year.

The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 22,020 people in the US, the most of any country.

People entering the capital of Heilongjiang province bordering Russia will be held at a quarantine center for 14 days at first, followed by another 14 days at home.

Senior officials and staff at German government ministries were invited 'to speak in positive terms about China's management of the coronavirus,' newspaper Die Welt said, citing a confidential foreign ministry document.

The State Department's epidemiologist warned early that the virus could develop into a pandemic, while the National Center for Medical Intelligence, a small outpost of the Defense Intelligence Agency, reached the same conclusion, the report said.

Antonio Guterres urged people from diverse faiths and ethical traditions to unite and battle the coronavirus pandemic that has infected over 1.7 million lives and led to 1,08,867 deaths.