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An empty shelf in a local pharmacy that used to contain protective masks which are now sold out, as people scramble to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus, in Los Angeles, California. AFP
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Children wear masks to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station, in Hong Kong, China. Reuters
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Passengers wear masks at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station, in Hong Kong. Reuters
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A woman adjusts her mask at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station. Reuters
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Passengers wear masks at Guangzhou airport in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. EPA
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A child wears a mask at Guangzhou airport in Guangzhou. EPA
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A passenger wears a mask at Guangzhou airport. EPA
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Passengers wear protective masks on arrival at Sydney International Airport in Sydney, Australia. EPA
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Flight crew arrive at Sydney International Airport. Getty Images
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A medical staff member checks the body temperature of passengers as they arrive at a railway station in Yingtan City, Jiangxi province, China. EPA
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A worker disinfects the seats at a railway station in Nanchang City, Jiangxi province. EPA
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Medical staff check the body temperature of passengers as they arrive at a railway station in Yingtan City, Jiangxi province. EPA
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Information about the new coronavirus is seen on the desk of doctor Jorge Baruch Diaz inside a clinic at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico. Reuters
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Passengers wear protective masks as they arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport, California, USA. AFP
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People wearing face masks ride escalators inside Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, China. Getty Images
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An empty shelf in a local pharmacy that used to contain protective masks which are now sold out, as people scramble to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus, in Los Angeles, California. AFP
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Children wear masks to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station, in Hong Kong, China. Reuters
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Passengers wear masks at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station, in Hong Kong. Reuters
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A woman adjusts her mask at the Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station. Reuters
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Passengers wear masks at Guangzhou airport in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. EPA
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A child wears a mask at Guangzhou airport in Guangzhou. EPA
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A passenger wears a mask at Guangzhou airport. EPA
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Passengers wear protective masks on arrival at Sydney International Airport in Sydney, Australia. EPA
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Flight crew arrive at Sydney International Airport. Getty Images
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A medical staff member checks the body temperature of passengers as they arrive at a railway station in Yingtan City, Jiangxi province, China. EPA
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A worker disinfects the seats at a railway station in Nanchang City, Jiangxi province. EPA
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Medical staff check the body temperature of passengers as they arrive at a railway station in Yingtan City, Jiangxi province. EPA
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Information about the new coronavirus is seen on the desk of doctor Jorge Baruch Diaz inside a clinic at Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico City, Mexico. Reuters
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Passengers wear protective masks as they arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport, California, USA. AFP
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People wearing face masks ride escalators inside Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, China. Getty Images
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An empty shelf in a local pharmacy that used to contain protective masks which are now sold out, as people scramble to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus, in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports to screen passengers for China coronavirus
Dubai International Airport will start thermal screening of travellers arriving directly from China
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