Protective gear such as masks and goggles for health workers are running out, the WHO says
French government to requisition production of face masks
Tens of thousands of prisoners in Iran have been released temporarily as the country's outbreak worsens
US central bank announces an emergency interest rate cut of 0.5%
The UK government says up to a fifth of the workforce could be off sick at the peak of an epidemic
Latest figures from the UK say 51 people have now tested positive
Image source, ReutersThe 83-year-old Roman Catholic leader tested negative for the new coronavirus, Italian media reported on Tuesday.
The pope earlier cancelled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold.
He also cancelled most audiences last week.
Italy is Europe's worst-affected country with more than 2,000 people infected and 52 dead.
Image source, Getty ImagesShanghai will ask all travellers to the city to remain in quarantine for 14 days if they are arriving from a country with "relatively serious virus conditions", an official said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
The announcement comes just hours after the province of Guangdong announced similar measures.
Chinese authorities have also asked overseas Chinese to reconsider their travel plans. China is now worried that the virus might be imported back into the country - just as the number of newly infected is going down.
Canada on Monday asked anyone arriving from Iran to self-isolate at home for 14 days.
Iran is one of the countries hardest hit by the new coronavirus with more than 1,500 cases and 66 deaths.
The travellers are asked to self quarantine even if they are not showing any symptoms.
The same protocol has been in place for travellers arriving from Hubei province in China, the epicentre of the virus outbreak.
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There are a total of 90,936 confirmed cases worldwide - although more than half of those (47,995) have already recovered.
The biggest numbers are still by far in mainland China (80,151), followed by South Korea (4,812), Italy (2,036) and Iran (1,501).
Japan has 274 confirmed cases, France 191, Germany 165, Spain 120, Singapore 108, US 106, and Hong Kong 100.
There are also cases in South America, Africa and Australia.
The total death toll stands at 3,117 with 2,936 of those coming from China. The countries with the next highest numbers are Iran (66), Italy (52) and South Korea (29).
There have also been deaths in Japan, the US, France, Australia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.
Robin Brant
BBC News, Hong Kong
It's taken longer than many other governments to act but now Hong Kong is bringing home hundreds of its residents from the worst hit city in mainland China.
Four charter flights will collect and return 533 people. A further three cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Hong Kong - taking the total to 100. Two people have died.
In mainland China the number of reported new deaths there has slowly risen but - yet again - the government said no one outside of the worst hit province of Hubei has died in the last 24 hours. In Beijing its focus now is trying to get Chinese abroad in countries where the virus has taken hold to stay abroad - and not risk importing it back here.
Chris Ewokor
BBC News, Abuja
Image source, Getty ImagesNigeria's authorities say they have launched a public awareness campaign
The authorities in Nigeria say 43 people, including four Chinese nationals, are under closely monitored self-isolation in the central state of Plateau for the next 14 days as a precaution to contain the possible spread of the new coronavirus.
Plateau state Commissioner of Information Dan Manjang said the four Chinese nationals were self-isolating within the premises where they lived, near the city of Jos. They arrived in Nigeria from China last week as part of a mining team.
The remaining 39 people, all Nigerian nationals who were in contact with the four Chinese nationals, are also self-isolating.
Nigeria confirmed its first coronavirus case last Friday. The patient is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and flew into the commercial capital of Lagos from Milan.
The authorities say they have reached about 100 people, who may have come into contact with him. Of that number, 58 are under supervised self-isolation in Lagos and Ogun states.
Mr Manjang told the BBC that the 43 individuals would be observed for 14 days.
Earlier on Monday, Nigeria's Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire said the government had tightened surveillance at the various points of entry into the country.
The Group of Seven (G7) nations are drafting a statement on how they plan to mitigate the global economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak, said a Reuters report quoting an official.
The statement - which is expected to come out on Tuesday or Wednesday - will see the countries pledge to work together to soften the damage to their economies.
The G7 group consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US and the UK.
Anne Soy
BBC News, Nairobi
Nine cases of coronavirus have been reported across the continent, including North Africa.
Questions have been asked about the accuracy of these figures, but we do not have any evidence that any cases have been missed.
African countries have been taking steps to prepare, and African health systems have shown in the past they can tackle outbreaks of disease including Ebola and Yellow Fever.
Coronavirus tests should be ready "within a couple of weeks" across all African nations, according to the World Health Organization. Currently 33 of 47 sub-Saharan African countries have testing facilities, up from only two in January.
But health experts worry that a large-scale outbreak of coronavirus could be a struggle.
Plus, with richer, more developed nations also battling the outbreak - it could be a challenge for them to turn their focus and assist the continent.
Chinese state media outlet the Global Times says tech giant Apple will be "hard hit" by the coronavirus outbreak.
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Two members of Korean religious sect Shincheonji - which is at the heart of the outbreak in South Korea - had visited the virus epicentre of Wuhan, says the Korean Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
One of them came down with the coronavirus as a result. It is not clear when the visit took place.
More than half of all infections in South Korea involve members of the fringe Christian group.
All 230,000 members of the church have been interviewed. Nearly 9,000 said they were showing symptoms.
The sect's leader, Lee Man-hee, has apologised for the outbreak - saying it was "not intentional".
Image source, Getty ImagesLee Man-hee has now apologised
Laura Bicker
BBC News, Seoul
South Korea has:
Health officials say they have tested the majority of sect members in Daegu, and that 62% tested positive for the virus.
Outside of Daegu, 4,066 members of the sect have told officials they are showing symptoms.
Meanwhile, South Korea air carriers are suspending services to Italian cities. Korean Air has cancelled all flights to Rome until 25 April and Asiana will halt its services to Rome until 28 March.
They will also suspend Milan routes. Korean Air will suspend Milan flights until 25 April and Asiana until 15 April.
Some cherry blossom festivals to celebrate the arrival of Spring are also being cancelled.
The Jinhae Gunhangje Festival - which was due to take place on 27 March - has been cancelled for the first time in its 58-year history.
Image source, Getty ImagesCherry blossom at Gyeongbokgung Palace, South Korea
Morocco's health ministry on Monday evening confirmed the country's first coronavirus case.
The patient is a Moroccan man living in Italy, the Reuters news agency reports, and he is receiving treatment at a hospital in Casablanca.
His health condition is not critical, the ministry is quoted as saying in a statement.
The case was confirmed after tests at the Institut Pasteur-Maroc returned positive, according to the state-owned Maghreb Agency Press.
News of Morocco's first patient on Monday coincides with similar confirmations in Tunisia and Senegal.
Tunisia's Health Minister Abdelatif el-Maki told journalists on Monday that their patient was a 40-year-old Tunisian man, who arrived in the country by boat from Italy on 27 February.
In Senegal, Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr told a press conference that the patient was a Frenchman who lived in Senegal and had flown back from France on 26 February.
The patient reported to a private hospital on 27 February with symptoms including a headache.
The deaths have occurred close to the city of Seattle and are the only Covid-19 fatalities on US soil.
Read MoreTwo of Japan's biggest airlines - All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines - will offer refunds to people who have cancelled flights because of the coronavirus, reported broadcaster NHK, external.
The refunds will apply to all domestic and international flights until 19 March, and into April for flights to and from China.
Both airlines had earlier announced a free-cancellation policy for domestic flights.
Image source, Getty ImagesA 30-day quarantine on hundreds of foreigners in Pyongyang ended on 1 March, according to specialist news site NK News., external
But they aren't exactly free to roam around - though foreign diplomats and aid workers can leave their compound, their access to restaurants, shops, gyms and hotels in the city still remains prohibited, suggests the report.
NK News reports that around 60 people will be able to leave on Friday's flight.
An earlier state report suggested that North Korea had quarantined 380 foreigners - though it's not clear how many were diplomats, and how many worked elsewhere.
North Korea's state airliner Air Koryo will run a special flight from Pyongyang to the Russian city of Vladivostok for diplomats and international organisation staff who want to return home, said news agency Kyodo, citing a diplomatic source.
The source said the flight was scheduled to run on Friday. Pyongyang has quarantined hundreds of foreign nationals for over a month.
The country has also closed its borders in an effort to keep the coronavirus outbreak out. It claims there are no virus cases in the country.
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Image source, Getty ImagesCurrently 33 of 47 sub-Saharan African countries have testing facilities
The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa says she expects that all nations in sub-Saharan Africa will be able to test for the coronavirus "within a couple of weeks".
Matshidiso Moeti told the BBC that 33 countries in the region already had the facilities in place. A month ago only Senegal and South Africa did.
"We expect in the next couple of weeks that all 47 of our member states will have the facilities to diagnose this virus," she said.
Dr Moeti said the worst case scenario would be if the virus spread rapidly to African cities with no facilities to contain and treat people.
Officials in Senegal have confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus. The only other confirmed case in the sub-Saharan region is in Nigeria.
Seven new cases in China outside Hubei province were imported by Chinese nationals who had recently travelled from Italy, said local government officials.
The seven people had close contact with a "previously disclosed case", said a Reuters report citing authorities.
All eight had worked together in a restaurant in the Lombardy region - one of the worst-affected areas in Italy.
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