Home News A LOOK at coronavirus around the world today News A LOOK at coronavirus around the world today By Album Compiled By David Ritchie - Apr 1, 2020 1157 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp As South Africa enters into its 6th day of lockdown to fight the coronavirus, many countries around the world are also continuing the battle against covid-19. 1 of 36 epa08336008 A woman wears a mask at a traditional market amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in Surabaya, Indonesia, 01 April 2020. Indonesia has reported over 1,300 active cases of COVID-19 as of 01 April 2020. EPA-EFE/FULLY HANDOKO epaselect epa08335757 People sleep at a temporary homeless shelter set up in a parking lot at Cashman Center amid the coronavirus pandemic in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 31 March 2020. Local officials opened the makeshift shelter after another local shelter closed when a homeless man staying there tested positive for COVID-19. EPA-EFE/DAVID BECKER epa08335939 An employee of the Municipal Public Services Co. cleans the stairs on Baross Square underpass with a stream of water to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Budapest, Hungary, 01 April 2020. The country has reported little over 400 cases of COVID-19 as of 01 April. EPA-EFE/MARTON MONUS HUNGARY OUT epa08335938 An employee of the Municipal Public Services Co. cleans the Baross Square underpass with a stream of water to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Budapest, Hungary, 01 April 2020. The country has reported little over 400 cases of COVID-19 as of 01 April. EPA-EFE/MARTON MONUS HUNGARY OUT epa08336079 A cementery worker, wearing a protective suit, buries a coffin in a niche in front of only two people at the cemetery of the town of Santa Margarida de Montbui, Barcelona, Spain, 01 April 2020. Spaniards face the 18th consecutive day of mandatory home confinement in a bid to slow down the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA-EFE/SUSANNA SAEZ epa08336080 A cementery worker, wearing a protective suit, buries a coffin in a niche in front of only two people at the cemetery of the town of Santa Margarida de Montbui, Barcelona, Spain, 01 April 2020. Spaniards face the 18th consecutive day of mandatory home confinement in a bid to slow down the spread of the pandemic COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. EPA-EFE/SUSANNA SAEZ epa08335953 A man (R) carries assorted vegetables at a market in Quezon City, Metro Manila, 01 April 2020. While public markets have been allowed to operate amidst quarantine measures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining social distancing among market shoppers poses a serious challenge to avoid potential transmission. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA epaselect epa08335947 A man undergoes a thermal check before entering a market in Quezon City, Metro Manila, 01 April 2020. While public markets have been allowed to operate amidst quarantine measures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining social distancing among market shoppers poses a serious challenge to avoid potential transmission. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA PENA epaselect epa08335918 Cambodian soldiers unload medical supplies off a Chinese plane at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 01 April 2020. Chinese military donated medical supplies to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Cambodia, as health authorities confirmed 86 active cases of coronavirus in the country. EPA-EFE/MAK REMISSA epa08335971 A woman wearing a protective face mask plays badminton in front of a wall painting at 798 Art Zone in Beijing, China, 01 April 2020. The country began to publish a daily coronavirus update with asymptomatic cases, registering at least 130 new asymptomatic cases in the last 24 hours, according to the National Health Commission of China. EPA-EFE/WU HONG epa08335990 A South Korean Buddhist devotee wearing a protective mask arranges lotus lanterns for decoration at Chogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, 01 April 2020. The nation is currently dealing with over 4,000 active cases of coronavirus. EPA-EFE/JEON HEON-KYUN Workers wearing protective suits pray before a disinfection operation, during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng A worker sprays disinfectant on a woman during the movement control order due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng Children wearing face masks play with a smartphone amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) inside a house at a densely populated area in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan A man wearing a face mask sleeps amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a densely populated area in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan A couple takes a walk near a cherry blossom trees street, closed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A man takes a picture near a cherry blossom trees street, closed to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji A woman, wearing a protective face mask, shops for fruits and vegetables at a covered market in Nice as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in France, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard Members of Rapid Action Force (RAF) patrol a neighbourhood to urge people to remain indoors during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave People stand in a queue as they wait for their turn to receive free food grains from a government controlled grains store during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ahmedabad, India, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave A medical staff looks through the window of a train before its departure to evacuate patients infected with the COVID-19 from Paris region hospitals to Brittany, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Paris, France April 1, 2020. Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS A person walks past cars covered with snow in the parking lot of a residential building, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Saint Petersburg, Russia April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov Medical staff embark a patient infected with the COVID-19 onboard a TGV high speed train at the Gare d'Austerlitz train station, to evacuate some of the coronavirus disease patients from Paris region hospitals to Brittany, in Paris, France April 1, 2020. Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS Medical staff instal patients infected with the COVID-19 onboard a TGV high speed train at the Gare d'Austerlitz train station, to evacuate some of the coronavirus disease patients from Paris region hospitals to Brittany, in Paris, France April 1, 2020. Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS An employee of Spar supermarkets wearing a protective face mask works during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger An employee of Spar supermarkets wearing a protective face mask works during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Medical staff embark a patient infected with the COVID-19 onboard a TGV high speed train at the Gare d'Austerlitz train station, to evacuate some of the coronavirus disease patients from Paris region hospitals to Brittany, in Paris, France April 1, 2020. Thomas Samson/Pool via REUTERS A view of the deserted St. Peter's Square, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at the Vatican, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli A staffer delivers a medical oxygen tank to coronavirus patients who are being treated at home, in Bergamo, one of the areas worst affected by the virus, Northern Italy, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Claudio Furlan/LaPresse via AP) A daughter of a migrant laborer who has been quarantined with her parents while they were on their way to their village, waits for her father to return with food packets at a government school in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. India is adding more resources to tackle its increase in coronavirus cases by announcing that private hospitals may be requisitioned to help treat virus patients, and turning railway cars and a motor racing circuit into makeshift quarantine facilities. The steps were taken after a nationwide lockdown announced last week by Prime Minister Narendra Modi led to a mass exodus of migrant workers from cities to their villages, often on foot and without food and water, raising fears that the virus may have reached to the countryside, where health care facilities are limited. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) In this undated photo provided by the Illinois National Guard a first responder is tested for COVID-19 at a drive through testing facility in Chicago. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (Illinois National Guard via AP) A woman, wearing a protection face mask, scatters rice for a flock of pigeons amid government restrictions that limit residents to essential shopping, in an attempt to contain the spread of the new coronavirus in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) A U.S. Army soldier walks inside a mobile surgical unit being set up by soldiers from Fort Carson, Col., and Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) as part of a field hospital inside CenturyLink Field Event Center, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Seattle. Soldiers from the 627th Army Hospital at Fort Carson, will join soldiers from JBLM to staff the 250-bed hospital to be used for non-COVID-19 cases, allowing local hospitals additional space for patients affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Officials said that the field hospital is expected to be ready to receive patients next week. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) People wear protective face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus next to a police statue with its own mask at the Hua Lamphong Railway Station in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Impoverished Indians offer prayers outside a roadside Hindu temple closed on account of lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, April 1, 2020. India's 21-day lockdown has effectively kept 1.3 billion people at home for all but essential trips to places like markets or pharmacies. But the world's largest lockdown has turned into a humanitarian crisis for India's impoverished people. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)