Syria also said its confirmed cases rose to nine from an earlier five cases, but medics and witnesses say there are many more.;

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"It feels very apocalyptic," said Quentin Hill, a 27-year-old New Yorker. "It almost feels like we're in wartime.";

Hikers were still showing up in towns even with the restrictions on movement and the towns began to worry about infections, as many of them have older populations.;

While 140 airlines served Israel's largest airport prior to the coronavirus outbreak, only Aeroflot, United Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines are continuing operations.;

The answer relates to how many ventilators the country will really have - and when.;

The Mossad also brought a few dozen ventilators, tens of thousands of more test kits, around 25,000 N95 masks and is expected to bring even more medical equipment.;