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While Italy and Iran have the largest number of fatalities outside China, both nations have also seen the highest number of people recover from infection.

"Believe me, the safest thing now is to be at home," Russian President Vladimir Putin said, declaring a week-long national holiday from March 28 to April 5.

Charles is understood to have spoken to his mother and both his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, since his diagnosis.

Reporters Without Borders claimed that Beijing's tight control of national media meant that the international community did not appreciate how serious the COVID-19 outbreak was until it was too late.

"They could possibly kill someone. They don't know how dangerous this is," the nurse said, referring to the coronavirus epidemic.

Joseph Alsousou who worked at two hospitals in Oxford, England, said that he was "nearly in tears" when he was not allowed to stay at the house he had been lodging in.

The 71-year-old, who is first in line to the British throne, has "been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health," a Clarence House spokesperson said.

The collapsing price of oil is forcing some North American producers to the brink of bankruptcy, prompting calls for government assistance.

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Timothy Harris has announced new restrictions to prevent COVID-19 from entering the country.

Strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov was reportedly reacting to three people returning to the Russian republic from Turkey. The number of reported cases throughout Russia has increased dramatically in the last 24 hours.

India has also undertaken the largest lockdown to date in an effort to combat the spread of COVID-19.

The heir to the British throne has tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesperson for Clarence House said.