In pictures: Life amid COVID-19 pandemic

Global markets suffered record falls on Thursday as alarm over the coronavirus intensified and governments from Ireland to Italy unveiled measures to try to slow the spread of a disease that has infected more than 127,000 people worldwide.

Deaths/Infections

More than 127,000 people have been infected globally and over 4,700 have died, according to a Reuters tally of government announcements

 

A woman uses hand sanitizer at Los Angeles International Airport on March 12, 2020 one day before a US flight travel ban hits 26 European countries amid ongoing precautions over the Coronavirus. PHOTO: AFP

 

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MARCH 12: Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, is shown on March 12, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Many professional and college sports are cancelling or postponing games due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. PHOTO: AFP

 

3 A traveller has questions answered at an information booth beside a reminder not to shake hands over Coronavirus concerns at Los Angeles International Airport on March 12, 2020 one day before a US flight travel ban hits 26 European countries amid ongoing precautions over the Coronavirus. PHOTO: AFP

 

Workers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a subway station in Seoul on March 13, 2020. - South Korea -- once the largest coronavirus outbreak outside China -- saw its newly recovered patients exceed fresh infections for the first time on March 13, as it reported its lowest number of new cases for three weeks. The South confirmed 110 new cases taking the total to 7,979. PHOTO: AFP

 

A cleaning crew wearing protective clothing (PPE) to protect them from coronavirus prepares to enter the Life Care Center on March 12, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington. The nursing home in the Seattle suburbs has had the most deaths due to COVID-19 of anywhere in the United States. PHOTO: AFP

 

Medical workers at Kaiser Permanente French Campus test a patient for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at a drive-thru testing facility in San Francisco, California on March 12, 2020. - Between 70 to 150 million people in the United States could eventually be infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a projection shared with Congress, a lawmaker said March 12, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

 

A photograph taken on March 12, 2020 shows an empty coffe shop in the Lebanese capital Beirut's downtown district, after measures were taken in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. PHOTO: AFP

 

A deserted restaurant terrace is pictured at Piazza Navona in central Rome on March 12, 2020 as Italy shut all stores except for pharmacies and food shops in a desperate bid to halt the spread of a coronavirus. PHOTO: AFP

 

Players of Lask and Manchester United line up prior to the UEFA Europa League last 16, first leg football match Linzer ASK (LASK) v Manchester United in Linz, Austria, on March 12, 2020. - The match is being held behind closed doors due to the new coronavirus COVID-19. PHOTO: AFP

 

: Fans look on from their seats after a Grapefruit League spring training game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees at FITTEAM Ballpark of The Palm Beaches on March 12, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The MLB suspended the remaining spring training games due to the ongoing threat of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. . PHOTO: AFP

 

Police wearing facemasks, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, stand guard outside the parliament building, currently under construction, as people take part in a demonstration calling for the creation of a new constitution in Bangkok on March 13, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

 

A "Closed to all tours" sign is posted at the U.S. Capitol March 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center has suspended all public tours until the end of March due to the COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, outbreak in the US. PHOTO: AFP