On March 1, President Trump vowed that anyone returning from 'high risk countries' would be screened both before they boarded planes and once they had returned to the US.

The number of people testing positive increased by more than 1,000 over the past 24 hours, reaching 5,823 on Saturday. Pictured: A firefighter disinfects a shopping centre in Tehran.

Iranian state TV today confirmed that 194 people have died from coronavirus and 6,566 are now infected in the Islamic Republic. IranAir has temporarily suspended all flights to Europe.

Six of China's imported cases were in Beijing, which is enforcing a 14-day quarantine for people arriving from countries deemed to be high-risk, including Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan.

The wealthy are arranging to flee to overseas homes or hide in underground bunkers as they attempt to self-isolate in countries which have avoided significant outbreaks of the virus.

Aerial photos appear to show a cemetery in the holy city of Qom being expanded after the coronavirus outbreak began there in mid-February.

A total of 3,176 people have died in mainland China, followed by 1,016 in Italy, and 514 in Iran - the three countries with the highest number of deaths.

Dan Suan, an immunologist at the Westmead Hospital in Sydney, shared a graph comparing Australia's coronavirus cases with other countries.

People who are believed to have contracted the disease are told to stay at home for 14 days, as well as those who have been in contact with anybody who had been in South Korea, China, Iran or Italy.

A record 113 deaths and 1,209 new cases were reported in Iran in just 24 hours, with a leading official admitting health facilities could be overwhelmed in the country.

General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association Steve Gillan this morning said that some prisoners across sites in the UK have already been forced to self-isolate.

Australians returning from overseas who refuse to self-isolate for 14 days could be fined $50,000 or jailed for a year for breaching a public health order.

The latest deaths bring the overall toll to 853 fatalities since February 19, when the government announced Iran's first two deaths from the COVID-19 disease.

Queensland police alone have conducted spot-checks on more than 1,850 individuals in coronavirus self-quarantine, as Victoria declares a state of emergency.

Despite threats of arrest and fines of up to $50,000 for breaches of public health orders most Australian police forces are not checking on people in self-isolation.

Iran has issued its most dire warning about coronavirus, suggesting 'millions' could die in the Islamic Republic if the public keeps ignoring health guidance.

Cases of the highly contagious virus now exceed 203,000, according to the US-based John Hopkins University. Infections have doubled since March 7, when the toll first hit six figures.

The Iran international, who has 50 caps for his country, grew up in poverty-stricken Qazvin and began his journey to professional football by playing for local teams in the area.

Ayatollah Khamenei, the ruler of Iran, has suggested that America created a new strain of the coronavirus with the intention of infecting Iranians.

Iran, the worst-hit Middle Eastern coronavirus country, diagnosed 24,811 cases of the virus - an increase of 1,792 in 24 hours - and confirmed 1,934 deaths, though that is likely an under-estimate.

Iran announced 143 new deaths from the virus today, raising the official toll from 1,934 to 2,077 - the fourth-highest in the world (pictured, health workers bury a virus victim in Tehran).

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary leave from prison in Tehran, Iran, in response to the Covid-19 epidemic, has been extended by two weeks and will now run until April 18.

The US has 245,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, which is twice as many as Spain, which surpassed Italy as the country with the second-highest number of cases at 117,000.

Social media star Sahar Tabar, 22, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand, from Tehran, shot to prominence after posting images of her eerily gaunt face.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard chief Hossein Salami boasted that 'local scientists' had invented the 'state-of-the-art' device to detect virus cases 'remotely' without the need for a blood test.

Medics discovered the coronavirus in the lungs of a 30-year-old woman from Iran who did not display symptoms days after a relatives died with Covid-19 (pictured, CT scan showing lung markings).

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's temporary release from an Iranian jail has been extended for one month, with her husband revealing how the family have been video calling every day for several hours.

Iran has paid the deadliest price in the Middle East from the pandemic. Now another 76 fatalities have been declared amid the easing of lockdown measures - taking Iran's official death toll to 6,650.

The move comes after the country determined the threat from Iran that sparked an arms buildup in the region last year had waned, a Defense Department official said Thursday.

Olivia Colman who succeeds Claire Foy as the Queen in The Crown, joined co-stars in revealing how they prepared for their roles. The series portrays the life of the Royal Family from 1964 to 1976.

Early video games from the 1980s and 1990s are being celebrated by Royal Mail in a new set of 12 stamps, including space trading title Elite, the Dizzy series and 1989's Populous.

The Royal Mail worker was caught in Manchester on Sardar Singh's, 70, 'smart doorbell' saying: 'Come on you black c**t, hurry up. Open your f****** [inaudible].'

From today, Royal Mail is increasing the cost of 1st class stamps from 70 to 76p and 2nd class from 61p to 65p despite delays of up to five days.

Postman and father-of one Ethan Gordon, from Boston, Lincolnshire, took to Facebook to outline the instructions to customers 'for their safety and all posties alike' amid the coronavirus crisis.

A Royal Mail postman wiped his nose with his hand and then repeatedly touched a property's entrance, with the same hand. People on social media have called for him to be fired.

The eldest of this year's 188 recipients is Thomas Brock, from Sunbury-on-Thames, who holds the title of oldest active bellringer in the world aged 101 (pictured).

Letter deliveries are 'temporarily' on hold but 'most parcels' will be delivered.

The company will 'temporarily' cut back its services from this weekend as Britain continues to grapple the deadly bug.

Luxury jeweler Bulgari made sure their Wednesday event was packed with a VIP crowd.

Kate Hudson shared an adorable video of beau Danny Fujikawa heaping endless smooches on baby daughter Rani in honor of his first Father's Day as a new daddy.

Kate Hudson took some time in between filming her new movie to divulge in a much-need cocktail. The 40-year-old took to Instagram on to share a picture of herself sipping on her blood orange drink.

The celebrity esthetician has helped transform her clients' skin with her products. Somerville advised for everyone to always cleanse, exfoliate, hydrate, moisturize and apply sunscreen.

Kate Hudson sported a casual look while leaving the set of her new movie Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon on Wednesday in New Orleans.

Now a modern version of How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days is in the works at streaming service Quibi. It will be written by former The Mindy Project writer and producer Guy Branum.

Kate Hudson found herself in the deep end on Saturday, after her son called her out for not asking his permission before posting a video of the family with him in it.

Kate Hudson celebrated daughter Rani Rose's big milestone by sharing an adorable video of her little girl for the benefit of her 10.9million Instagram followers.

She became a global ambassador for WW - formerly known as Weight Watchers - in 2018.

They lent their star power to the second Girl Up #GirlHero Awards in Beverly Hills on Sunday. where they were joined by Nikki Bella, Hannah Brown, Ariel Winter and Julianne Hough.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, and Zoe Saldana have come together on the big screen for a unique gig. The three A-listers helped premiere the latest Visit Dubai commercial to promote tourism .

Fashion designers Sara and Erin Foster Tuesday detailed how Foster was more concerned with bringing up the Jenner boys during his marriage to their mother, Linda Thompson.