Lockdowns aimed at halting the march of the coronavirus pandemic have extended worldwide as the US outbreak continued to accelerate with the death toll there passing 3,000.
Despite slivers of hope in stricken Italy, tough measures that have confined two-fifths of the globe's population to their homes are being broadened.
Moscow and Lagos have joined the roll call of cities around the world with empty streets. Virginia and Maryland have become the latest US states to announce stay-at-home orders, followed quickly by Washington DC.
A US military medical ship steamed into New York, where it will relieve pressure on the city's badly stretched health system.