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Kristen Sorensen was 55 when she became paralyzed from the neck down in 2018.

Many animals in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus originated, have died or are at risk of dying after residents evacuated their homes in the wake of the city's lockdown.

A prominent Chinese official has promoted a conspiracy theory that the United States military could have brought the novel coronavirus to China -- and it did not originate in the city of Wuhan, as thought.

Other weaker carriers could go bust, analysts say, with losses in the sector expected to grow.

Iran has been rapidly expanding a major cemetery in Qom, the area worst hit by the country's novel coronavirus outbreak, satellite images obtained by CNN reveal.

When Antonia Mortensen was pulled over by police while driving recently in Milan, the northern Italian city where she is staying, it wasn't for a traffic offense. It was to instruct her fellow passenger to sit in the back of the car and to check that both were wearing face masks.

Psychologists say that closing schools and restricting movement too early could lead to "crisis fatigue", meaning people begin ignoring rules designed to stop the coronavirus spreading

From a distance, there is an air of jubilation. The kids wave bright balloons and wiggle to a cheery tune. This could be any schoolyard, anywhere in the world. But the cheery faces of the children and their delightful squeals are a temporary illusion. The blaring music is a shield, giving these kids a moment of respite from the rumble of explosions from Syria's brutal civil war.

After two confirmed coronavirus cases at Kuredu Island Resort & Spa, the entire resort has been placed under quarantine, with all guests and staff restricted from leaving until further notice

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