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Added on the 23/03/2020 14:16:01 - Copyright : AFP EN
Parents concerned over coronavirus hold placards and protest outside a school in Cape Town, demanding that educational institutions should not reopen too quickly. IMAGES
As of this morning, Germans must wear masks on public transportation to protect themselves and other passengers from COVID-19. IMAGES of people wearing masks in Berlin
French helicopter carrier Dixmude leaves Toulon for the West Indies with more than a million masks on board, as part of the "Resilience" operation,set in motion by President Emmanuel Macron to fight against the coronavirus epidemic. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges China to make data sets about the coronavirus outbreak "available to the whole world," as "an imperative to keep people safe." Pompeo was speaking at a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE
Though service has been reduced and movements restricted as France goes into a near-total shutdown over the coronavirus, some Parisians continue to use the city's subway lines. IMAGES
South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says that the South African nationals stuck in Wuhan are "fine" and are expected to be flown back home "before the weekend is over." SOUNDBITE