The rising number of cases continue to concern Turkey and the Gulf as Israel tops 3,000 and there are more than 500,000 worldwide.
Members of firefighters wear protective face masks, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as they disinfect the streets, ahead of the Iranian New Year Nowruz, March 20, in Tehran, Iran March 18, 2020.(photo credit: WANA NEWS AGENCY/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN