Hyderabad: The global pandemic has infected more than 6,60,000 lives and over 30,000 people died.
As the coronavirus marched across the world, no corner of the planet was safe, it seemed: If the virus itself wasn't upending lives, it was the isolation that spread as the world locked down or the economic repercussions of the fight.
Front-line medical professionals are seeing the virus' effects up close and taking the biggest risks. This series of portraits from Italy, where the series of coronavirus cases surges. And in Iran, another hard-hit area, belief in a false treatment that was poisonous killed hundreds.
New York City became a terrifying epicentre of the virus in the past week as a 'cacophony of coughing' overran emergency rooms and health care workers worried they might be next.
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.
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