UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises help for families and businesses
In the US, the Trump administration is preparing a near $1tn aid package
The EU has banned all non-essential travel in the Schengen free-travel zone
In Italy the number of deaths has passed 2,503, Spain has reported another 182 deaths
China has reacted angrily to a tweet from President Trump that described the coronavirus as "Chinese"
The Euro 2020 football tournament has been postponed by one year until 2021
Andreas Illmer
Singapore
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Laura Bicker
BBC News
While shoppers around the world strip supermarket shelves, South Koreans have been poised online every morning waiting for potato farmers in the province of Gangwon to post their latest crop for sale.
It has become so popular that the trending hashtag is PTS, a reference to the world famous South Korean boy band BTS.
The craze began after farmers in Gangwon province, on the country’s rural east coast were struggling to sell their crops as restaurants closed their doors to encourage "social distancing" during the outbreak.
To try to help, the regional government office started a social media campaign to sell the potatoes to consumers online. It worked. On the first day the website crashed with surging demand as buyers tried to get hold of one of the 8,000 bags of potatoes on offer.
On social media, buyers posted that they didn’t necessarily need so many potatoes, they just wanted to help the farmers.
One potato buyer, Miss Kim, told the BBC that she was hovering over her laptop ready to press the refresh button as soon as the market opened in order to get her supplies.
“People all want to help but didn’t know how,” she told us. “I can see this getting even bigger. Also, when the team gave the campaign name ‘PTS’, the BTSArmy (name for fans of the boy band) went nuts. There’s a competition going on amongst fans to try to post photos to prove they bought a potato.”
Image source, SuppliedThe Governor of Gangwon Province Choi Moon-soon with potatoes
Image source, SuppliedHere's how you can take your temperature:
Image source, Getty ImagesIn the UK, a group representing the pub industry has warned that thousands of pubs and jobs could go if the government does not take "immediate and decisive" action.
On Monday, PM Boris Johnson advised people to stay away from pubs, clubs and theatres, but did not order businesses to close.
The British Beer and Pub Association says this is the worst possible compromise, as it leaves the industry facing an "existential crisis" as they will not be entitled to insurance payouts.
They say they want a "meaningful support package" - tax breaks, to keep them afloat.
The government is set to announce more financial measures to help the economy later today.
The flow of goods and cargo between Singapore and Malaysia - including food supplies - will continue, Singapore's Prime Minister has assured.
It comes after Malaysia banned its citizens from leaving the country - the ban triggered some panic-buying in Singapore, which gets much of its food supply from neighbouring Malaysia.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Facebook, external that he had spoken to his Malaysian counterpart, who assured him "that the flow of goods, including food supplies, will continue".
Image source, Getty ImagesA 60-year-old doctor in the southern state of Karnataka has tested positive after treating a man who died last week from the coronavirus.
This is the fourth new case to be reported in India on Tuesday. But it's unclear if they are all included in the official count, which now stands at 126.
The doctor in Karnataka has since been admitted to an isolation hospital, officials say.
Authorities have also imposed a lockdown in the town - Kalburgi - allowing only one person in each household to step out to buy groceries or any other essentials.
The patient who died was a 76-year-old man who had returned from Saudi Arabia. He was the first Indian to die from the virus.
John Legend is about to give a little live concert online to help people keep spirits up in the times coronavirus lockdowns around the globe.
He's going to play on his Instagram account and you can tune in live or watch later.
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Australian researchers identify four types of immune cells which present in response to Covid-19.
Read MoreSerge Telle, Minister of State of Monaco has also tested positive for the new coronavirus.
According to a government statement, he is not very symptomatic and appears to be in good health.
Mr Telle's test was confirmed on Monday, and he is being quarantined at home conducting his work via video conference.
He is the 9th person in the small city state to test positive.
Vietnam will stop issuing visas to foreign nationals in its effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, state media has reported.
Vietnam has confirmed 61 infections, but no deaths.
Do you find yourself constantly touching your face? Are you in fact, doing it now?
Here's why you do it - and some tips to help you stop:
Coronavirus: Why we touch our faces and how to stop it
The global coronavirus pandemic has forced the sports world to a halt.
Major sports leagues around the globe have pulled the plug, the football Euro championship has been postponed and most observers expect the Olympics in Tokyo to also be axed.
Here's a list of UK things that were axed in the latest announcement on Monday.
Here's footage from an Australian supermarket that is opening an hour early for elderly customers - an idea already taken up across the world.
Coronavirus: Australian supermarkets open early for elderly shoppers
In other celebrity news, Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have left hospital in Australia.
Read more here.
Image source, Getty ImagesBritish actor Idris Elba says he has tested positive for coronavirus and is quarantining himself.
In a video shared to Twitter, Elba said he took the test after realising he'd been exposed to an infected person.
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And other common questions around the virus, answered here.
While currently the rates are increasing fastest in Europe, China remains the country with the highest number of overall infections. Here's an overview of the global figures:
A 64-year-old man in the western state of Maharashtra is the third person in India to die from the coronavirus.
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases in the country - 39 - but this is the first virus-related death in the state.
The Indian government says 125 Indians have tested positive for the virus so far.
But public health experts are worried that India is not testing widely enough to reduce the risk of the virus spreading locally.
It has conducted some 6,000 tests until now based on people's travel history and who they have interacted with.
Image source, Getty ImagesIndia's first fatality from the disease was confirmed on 12 March - a 76-year-old man from the southern state of Karnataka died after returning from a month-long visit to Saudi Arabia.
The second death -of a 68-year-old woman - was reported the following day in the national capital, Delhi.
The UK's papers on Tuesday morning focus on the new government guidance announced to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Here's an overview over the day's front pages and headlines.
Simon Stone
BBC Sport
European football's powerbrokers will meet by video conference on Tuesday to discuss how to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus crisis that has caused the game to grind to a halt.
BBC Sport has been told "nothing is off the table" as attempts are found to deal with the biggest issue facing football in modern times.
Read more: Q&A as Uefa meet to discuss Euro 2020 & Champions League