French secretary of state for equality between men and women, Marlène Schiappa, in Paris in 2017. Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, seen here in Ashgabat in October 2019, earlier offered remedies to combat the virus from a book on medicinal plants that he authored. Alexei Druzhinin/AP hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with Russian regional officials via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 30, 2020. Mikhail Klimentyev/AP hide caption
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt anchored off Manila Bay west of Manila, Philippines, in a photo from 2018. Bullit Marquez/AP hide caption
The goats check out a knitting store called Ewe Felty Thing in Llandudno, Wales. (Really, we couldn't make this up if we tried.) Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
New Ambassador To United States Addresses Impact Of COVID-19 In U.K.
Pompeo Still Holds A Tough Stance Toward Iran, North Korea, Venezuela During Epidemic
Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Are Scared To Get Tested For The Coronavirus
A health worker wears a protective suit at a nursing home, in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday. With some of the highest cases of COVID-19 in the world, Spain's public health system is overstretched and in need of supplies. Manu Fernandez/AP hide caption
Spain's Health Staff Are Catching The Coronavirus As Protective Gear Runs Short
During a minute of silence commemorating COVID-19 victims, flags fly at half-staff Tuesday at Rome's monument to the unknown soldier. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
The grave of St. Charbel has long been visited by people seeking comfort and healing. Alice Fordham for NPR hide caption
In Lebanon, Some Turn To Beloved Local Saint For Solace And Protection From COVID-19
Rohingya refugees wait at a relief distribution point in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh on March 24. Suzauddin Rubel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Christian Drosten, director of the Institute of Virology at Berlin's Charité hospital, is pictured after a news conference in Berlin on March 26, to comment on the spread of the novel coronavirus in Germany. Michael Kappeler/AFP via Getty Images hide caption