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  Canada-US land border closes to all non-essential travel

  Expressways are seen with less traffic near the Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada, March 21, 2020. At midnight on Friday the land border between Canada and the United States was closed to all non-essential travel in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19. (Photos: Zou Zheng/Xinhua) The security gates to the U.S. are seen with few people at the Terminal 3 of the Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada, March 21, 2020. At midnight on Friday the land border between Canada and the United States was closed to all non-essential travel in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19. The U.S. check-in express service area is seen with few people at the Terminal 3 of the Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada, March 21, 2020. At midnight on Friday the land border between Canada and the United States was closed to all non-essential travel in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19.

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  Cambodia reports 2 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 53

  A man gets disinfected after his arrival at the Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 20, 2020. Cambodia's Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed late on Saturday that two more people were tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of the confirmed cases in the kingdom to 53. (Xinhua/Mao Pengfei)

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  Palestinian fishermen work at seaport in Gaza City

  Palestinian fishermen work at the seaport in Gaza City, March 21, 2020. (Photos: Xinhua) Palestinian fishermen work at the seaport in Gaza City, March 21, 2020.Palestinian fishermen work at the seaport in Gaza City, March 21, 2020.Palestinian fishermen work at the seaport in Gaza City, March 21, 2020.

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  New York state becomes COVID-19 epicenter in US with over 10,000 cases

  People queue respecting a social distance to enter a supermarket in New York, the United States, March 21, 2020. Governor of the U.S. state of New York Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that a total of 10,356 people in the state had tested positive for novel coronavirus, jumping 3,254 compared with the previous day. On Friday, Cuomo announced that a mandate, which requires people working in non-essential businesses to stay at home, will take effect Sunday night. (Photos: Xinhua)A closing notice is seen on the door of a closed store on Times Square in New York, the United States, March 21, 2020. Governor of the U.S. state of New York Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that a total of 10,356 people in the state had tested positive for novel coronavirus, jumping 3,254 compared with the previous day. On Friday, Cuomo announced that a mandate, which requires people working in non-essential businesses to stay at home, will take effect Sunday night.Few vehicles are seen on the 42nd street in New York, the United States, March 21, 2020. Governor of the U.S. state of New York Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that a total of 10,356 people in the state had tested positive for novel coronavirus, jumping 3,254 compared with the previous day. On Friday, Cuomo announced that a mandate, which requires people working in non-essential businesses to stay at home, will take effect Sunday night.People wearing face masks ride bikes on the 2nd Avenue in New York, the United States, March 21, 2020. Governor of the U.S. state of New York Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that a total of 10,356 people in the state had tested positive for novel coronavirus, jumping 3,254 compared with the previous day. On Friday, Cuomo announced that a mandate, which requires people working in non-essential businesses to stay at home, will take effect Sunday night.A few vehicles are seen on the 42nd street in New York, the United States, March 21, 2020. Governor of the U.S. state of New York Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday tha...