In pictures: World takes coronavirus precautions as cure remains elusive

People across the globe dawn face masks to protect themselves from the outbreak

Police officials stand on guard in the hall of Budapest's Liszt Ferenc Airport. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the Airport Medical Service take temperature readings from staff members with a digital thermometer at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc Airport. PHOTO: AFP

Travellers wear protective face masks at the departure check in area of Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

A passenger aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship waves to the media upon arriving at Yokohama port. PHOTO: AFP

Personnel clad in protective gears and tasked to provide care for suspected patients on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, prepare to leave an ambulance at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama. PHOTO: AFP

This photo shows a patient (R) covered with a bedsheet at an exhibition centre converted into a hospital as it starts to accept patients displaying mild symptoms of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan. PHOTO: AFP

A woman wearing a facemask plays a video game on her smartphone on a subway train in Tokyo. PHOTO: AFP

A woman (R) wears a face mask at a public area in Banda Aceh. PHOTO: AFP

Students show a theatrical performance about coronavirus in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. PHOTO: Reuters

People line up to buy protective masks at a shop in Hanoi, Vietnam. PHOTO: Reuters

Medical workers prepare traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) at a TCM hospital as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Binzhou, Shandong province. PHOTO: Reuters