Coronavirus: Countries enforce mass closures to stem spread

In other parts of the world, schools have been closed, sports events cancelled and cultural institutions shut, as countries try to stem the coronavirus outbreak.

In the US, all major sports have been suspended and broadway performances are off for a month.

France is one of the latest countries to announce closure of all schools, universities and nurseries.

President Emmanuel Macron described the outbreak as France’s most serious health crisis for a century.

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has begun 14-day self-isolation after his wife Sophie tested positive for coronavirus.

He is not showing symptoms.

The World Health Organization said that more than 125,000 people have been diagnosed with covid-19 in 118 countries around the world.

The total number of deaths is more than 4,600.