People applaud the caregivers for their work, as the coronavirus ravaged communities across the country, in Ville d'Avray, outside Paris, Thursday, March 19, 2020. In France at 8pm sharp local time French citizens leaned out of windows and dangled from balconies and began applauding and whistling in unison to thank those on the front lines of the pandemic that has already claimed scores of lives. (Photo by Christophe Ena/AP Photo)





Armed Kazakhstan police wearing face masks block an area in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Thursday, March 19, 2020. A residential block in Almaty, Kazakhstan's former capital and largest city, has been surrounded by the military and blocked for entry and exit after one of the residents was diagnosed with the new coronavirus. (Photo by Vladimir Tretyakov/AP Photo)





Men wearing protective mask buys food as people rush before the Munoz market closes for it's morning business as they cut their operations to four hours a day as part the enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Metro Manila, Philippines on Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





Kashmiri health workers walk inside a residential area during a contact-tracing drive after the first person in the region was tested positive for COVID-19 in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





A portrait of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama adorns a prayer room as an employee of the Central Tibetan Administration in protective clothing sprays a steriliser as a precaution against the coronavirus in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Photo by Ashwini Bhatia/AP Photo)





A person is taken on a stretcher into the United Memorial Medical Center after going through testing for COVID-19 Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Houston. People were lined up in their cars in a line that stretched over two miles to be tested in the drive-thru testing for coronavirus. (Photo by David J. Phillip/AP Photo)





A worker sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus at Quartier Cineart movie theater in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Thailand's government has enacted stronger measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, including postponing the country's biggest holiday, shutting down schools, movie theaters and closing bars. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





Biological Science Specialist Reginald Clyburn puts on biosafety 4 protective clothing for handling viral diseases at U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., Thursday, March 19, 2020, where scientists are working to help develop solutions to prevent, detect and treat the coronavirus. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)





A federal policeman mans a checkpoint near shops that are shuttered to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Hadi Mizban/AP Photo)





A man wearing a face mask as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus, walks near a bus station in Guatemala City, Thursday, March 19, 2020. As part of emergency measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guatemalan government has restricted public transportation. (Photo by Moises Castillo/AP Photo)





Shoppers wait in line to enter a Stop & Shop supermarket during hours open daily only for seniors Thursday, March 19, 2020, in North Providence, R.I. This week grocery store chains and other retailers began offering special shopping hours for seniors and other groups considered the most vulnerable to the new coronavirus. The dedicated shopping times are designed to allow seniors, pregnant women and people with underlying health conditions to shop among smaller crowds and reduce their chances of acquiring the virus. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)





A conductor wearing a face mask looks out from a bus as dozens of people queue at a bus stop after Ukraine limited the number of passengers riding on a bus to 10 as a measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Kiev on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP Photo)





A commuter in the metro wears a protective mask as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus in Mexico City, Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Photo by Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)





An empty classroom is seen at Saint Francois Xavier, catholic school of Anono, during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on March 19, 2020. (Photo by Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters)





Police officers in protective suits detain a migrant who is suspected of having coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the infection clinic in Belgrade, Serbia, March 17, 2020. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)





A Serbian army soldier sits on top of armoured personal carrier at the Serbia's Batrovci border crossing with Croatia's Bajakovo, as the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases grow around the world near Batrovci, Serbia, March 18, 2020. Under the new set of restrictions, the Serbian military will take over all border crossings and maintain guard at over a dozen state-operated camps for illegal migrants from Asia and the Middle East. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)





Somali female wash their hands during coronavirus awareness training conducted by the local paramedics and doctors in Somali capital Mogadishu, Thursday, March, 19, 2020. Somalia's government has announced the closure of schools universities and a ban or large gathering and events for two weeks effective. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough and the vast majority recover in 2-6 weeks but for some especially older adults and the people with existing health issues, the virus that causes COVID-19 can result in more severe illness, including pneumonia. (Photo by Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP Photo)





An empty store is seen near Times Square following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New York City, U.S., March 18, 2020. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Reuters)





A woman carries her shopping including bags of toilet paper, in downtown Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Because of the spread of the coronavirus, bars, cinemas, theatres, museums, and many shops are now closed. (Photo by Arne Dedert/dpa via AP Photo)





Mortuary Chamber of the Ponte San Pietro Hospital in the Province of Bergamo on March 18, 2020 – the area in Italy where the highest number of infections was recorded by COVID19 Coronavirus. (Photo by Carlo Cozzoli/IPA/SIPA Press/Rex Features/Shutterstock)