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Now Turkish cologne -- found in almost every household, either in the fridge or a closet -- is seeing unprecedented demand as a weapon in the fight against the novel coronavirus.

China, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan have demonstrated that, with furious efforts, the contagion can be brought to heel.

The deputy commissioner of Khairpur district suspended six revenue officials from different areas of the district for clicking a selfie with their colleague who was tested positive for coronavirus.

"Genomic sequencing will help us understand COVID-19 and its spread. It can also help guide treatments in the future and see the impact of interventions," Patrick Vallance, the government's chief scientific adviser, said.

After a record 29 years of economic growth, Australia is poised to spiral into recession as the global coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc on the country's economy.

Economic advisor Peter Navarro said people who'd bought up large quantities of scarce medical supplies in hopes of getting high prices should put them on the market.

While infections in Wuhan have slowed down drastically, China is anxious about the number of imported cases that has climbed steadily over recent weeks to pass 350.

More than 2.2 million people are incarcerated in the US — more than anywhere in the world — and there are growing fears that an outbreak could spread rapidly through a vast network of prisons, county jails and detention centers.

Authorities are now working to build up to 1,000 new isolation rooms near the Rafah crossing with Egypt.

"What we saw this morning here on Bondi Beach was the most irresponsible behaviour of individuals that we've seen so far," New South Wales state Police Minister David Elliott said.

South Asia appears to have been less hard hit than elsewhere in the world but the rate of new infections in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka is accelerating with the total across South Asia passing 800.

The Chinese President said that Beijing has the 'confidence, capacity, and certainty' to achieve the 'ultimate victory' over the pandemic.

Walmart also said it plans to pay a special cash bonus of $300 to full-time hourly workers and $150 to part-time associates as sales jumped due to panic buying.

Hotels in Spain, the number-two tourist destination in the world, will close immediately for seven days.

The prison, six hours by car from Manhattan, is likely just a temporary stop for Weinstein.

New York's labor department said it's experiencing 'an unprecedented increase' in calls and online visits for unemployment benefits.