Photos: Shoppers rush to stock up as coronavirus spreads

The number of novel coronavirus cases globally stood at 151,760 with 5,764 deaths, across 137 countries and territories. The country that saw the biggest increases over the last 24 hours was Italy, which recorded 175 new deaths, while Iran had 97 and Spain 63. The worst-hit nation after China is Italy with 1,441 deaths for 21,157 cases, Iran with 611 fatalities (12,729 cases), Spain, with 183 deaths for 5,753 cases and France, with 79 deaths and 3,661 cases.

Updated on: Mar 16, 2020 3:56 PM IST

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A woman walks past empty shelves, after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, at a Stop & Shop store in Port Washington, New York. (Shannon Stapleton / REUTERS)

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People shop at a Walmart Supercentre amid coronavirus fears spreading in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Carlos Osorio / REUTERS)

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A sign is seen posted on shelves, after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York, at a Stop & Shop store in Port Washington, New York. (Shannon Stapleton / REUTERS)

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A worker wearing a protective face mask picks up items as shoppers queue to buy groceries at a supermarket amid new cases of coronavirus, in Manila, Philippines. (Eloisa Lopez / REUTERS)

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A near empty meat shelf is seen several minutes after the morning opening at a BJ's Wholesale Club market at the Palisades Center shopping mall during the coronavirus outbreak in West Nyack, New York. (Mike Segar / REUTERS)

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Customers, wearing protective masks, shop at a supermarket, following the outbreak of coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Lim Huey Teng / REUTERS)

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A buyer wearing a protective mask looks into her shopping cart outside a supermarket as the country is hit by an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium. (Yves Herman / REUTERS)

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A woman wearing a protective face mask passes by a partly empty self of pasta as she shops in a super market in Athens, Greece. (Constantina Peppa / REUTERS)

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Customers shop inside a wholesale store as El Salvador puts in measures due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns, in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Jose Cabezas / REUTERS)