Veterinarians check a dog in a clinic in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Some people have reportedly been abandoning their pets over fears they might help spread the deadly coronavirus, which has so far killed over 560 people. The World Health Organisation has said there is no evidence that pets such as dogs or cats can be infected with the virus.cats can be infected with the virus. EPA
Passengers wear protective masks as they stand within a skytrain coach in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
Thai police officers wear protective masks as they stand guard at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
A Malaysian tourist family wears protective masks as walk at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
A woman waves after hanging a Japanese flag that reads "shortage of medicine" on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where 10 more people were tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, to the port as it is anchored at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
Personnel clad in protective gear and tasked to provide care for suspected patients on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship prepare to carry-out an evacuation at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, as over 3,700 people remain quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus. AFP
Passengers look out from a balcony onboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama. AFP
Medical workers in protective suits attend to novel coronavirus patients inside an isolated ward at a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Reuters
The mascot of the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) wears a protective mask while distributing masks to the public during a campaign event held to encourage the public to wear masks and wash their hands thoroughly as part of coronavirus prevention, at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (C) distributes masks to the public during a campaign event held to encourage the public to wear masks and wash their hands thoroughly as part of coronavirus prevention, at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
A woman carries her pet dog in her clothes to keep warm in Beijing, China. EPA
A pedestrian walks along the Bund waterfront in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg
A shopper wearing a face mask stocks up on toilet paper rolls at a supermarket in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kongers have been lining up outside supermarkets, drugstores and pharmacies daily to buy toilet paper, tissues, bleach and face masks, as the coronavirus death toll keeps rising. EPA
A man wearing a protective facemask walks in a shopping mall in Shanghai. AFP
Veterinarians check a dog in a clinic in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Some people have reportedly been abandoning their pets over fears they might help spread the deadly coronavirus, which has so far killed over 560 people. The World Health Organisation has said there is no evidence that pets such as dogs or cats can be infected with the virus.cats can be infected with the virus. EPA
Passengers wear protective masks as they stand within a skytrain coach in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
Thai police officers wear protective masks as they stand guard at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
A Malaysian tourist family wears protective masks as walk at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
A woman waves after hanging a Japanese flag that reads "shortage of medicine" on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where 10 more people were tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, to the port as it is anchored at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
Personnel clad in protective gear and tasked to provide care for suspected patients on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship prepare to carry-out an evacuation at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, as over 3,700 people remain quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus. AFP
Passengers look out from a balcony onboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama. AFP
Medical workers in protective suits attend to novel coronavirus patients inside an isolated ward at a hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Reuters
The mascot of the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) wears a protective mask while distributing masks to the public during a campaign event held to encourage the public to wear masks and wash their hands thoroughly as part of coronavirus prevention, at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul (C) distributes masks to the public during a campaign event held to encourage the public to wear masks and wash their hands thoroughly as part of coronavirus prevention, at a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
A woman carries her pet dog in her clothes to keep warm in Beijing, China. EPA
A pedestrian walks along the Bund waterfront in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg
A shopper wearing a face mask stocks up on toilet paper rolls at a supermarket in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kongers have been lining up outside supermarkets, drugstores and pharmacies daily to buy toilet paper, tissues, bleach and face masks, as the coronavirus death toll keeps rising. EPA
A man wearing a protective facemask walks in a shopping mall in Shanghai. AFP
Veterinarians check a dog in a clinic in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Some people have reportedly been abandoning their pets over fears they might help spread the deadly coronavirus, which has so far killed over 560 people. The World Health Organisation has said there is no evidence that pets such as dogs or cats can be infected with the virus.cats can be infected with the virus. EPA