Italy

The unprecedented restrictions will impact some 16 million people and stay in force until April 3

The affected people, aged between 20 and 35, include two people who returned home from Italy recently

Italy heads for lockdown as coronavirus spreads

Outside China, a total of 21,337 cases have been recorded around the world since epidemic began, including 421 deaths

Fatemeh Rahbar, was a conservative MP and had recently been elected to the parliament from the capital Tehran

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections are near 7,000

Among those positive for coronavirus were 19 crew members and two passengers , says US vice president

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and dozens of lawmakers also attended the conference

Exports fell 17.2 per cent, the biggest drop since February 2019 during the trade war with the United States

Reports that some medical staff were given birth control pills in order to delay their periods prompted outrage