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Added on the 17/03/2020 17:52:43 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Italy shuts all schools and universities in a bid to stop the deadly coronavirus from spreading, as Germany warned the outbreak had turned into a global pandemic. More than 90,000 people have been infected and around 3,200 have died worldwide from the virus, which has now reached some 80 countries and territories. IMAGES
Travelers return to Fiumicino airport in Rome as Italy resumes some flights and opens its borders to tourists from Europe. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump downplays warnings that the US unemployment rate could spike to 20 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying the economy is "nowhere near" that point. SOUNDBITE
French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer and Health Minister Olivier Véran visit an elementary School in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux to review hygiene measures implemented in light of the new coronavirus. IMAGES
The usually very touristic area surrounding Rome's colosseum is empty as the Italian government signed off on strict quarantine measures to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. IMAGES of an empty colosseum
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