About 340 people arrested in Sri Lanka for defying nationwide curfew March 21, 2020 at 10:14PM

Crisis-hit Venezuelans turn to homemade remedies to fight virus March 21, 2020 at 09:02PM

South Korea drive-in cinemas enjoy sales boom over virus fears March 21, 2020 at 08:14PM

A long queue of cars forms in front of a drive-in cinema in Seoul, as South Koreans look for safer spaces to enjoy a movie without the risk of contracting the coronavirus raging across the world. Box office numbers in South Korea - which has 8,897 confirmed virus cases - have plummeted in recent weeks due to the epidemic, with authorities urging the public to avoid large crowds.

Virus deaths surge past 13,000 as one billion confined to homes March 21, 2020 at 07:04PM

Nearly one billion people around the world were confined to their homes on Sunday, as the coronavirus death toll crossed 13,000 and factories were shut in worst-hit Italy after another single-day fatalities record.