The coronavirus outbreak has hit home among the well-born and the desperately poor alike as Britain's Prince Charles tested positive and India's 1.3 billion people, or one-sixth of the Earth's population, found themselves under lockdown.

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'Stabilisation' in Italy's contagion curve

Italy's coronavirus outbreak looks closer to levelling off as the number of newly-detected cases fell for the fourth day in a row.

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Assange denied bail in UK amid pandemic

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied bail after arguing that his release from a UK prison would mitigate his "high risk" of catching coronavirus.

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Brandis avoids virus after Prince function

Australian High Commissioner George Brandis has no coronavirus symptoms after hosting one of the last official functions attended by the now sick Prince of Wales.

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Wall St rebound fizzles out on virus fears

Wall Street has fallen in choppy trading after a strong rebound in the previous session as optimism about an imminent $US2 trillion ($A3.3 trillion) coronavirus package waned, with investors still concerned about the lasting economic hit from the pandemic.

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Kiwis awaken to life under lockdown

New Zealanders are waking on Thursday morning to an eerie calmness that will be their new normal for the next month.

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Wedding without guests due to virus: Irwin

Bindi Irwin says she married Chandler Powell in a ceremony without guests because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Australian Associated Press