Putin sends Russian military virologists to battle coronavirus in Italy as death toll rises nearly 800 in 24 hours and Lombardy region bans outdoor exercise in stricter lockdown

By Will Stewart In Russia For Mailonline and Reuters

12:35 GMT 22 Mar 2020 , updated 13:58 GMT 22 Mar 2020

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8139411/Russian-military-virologists-medics-sent-Italy-help-battle-coronavirus-death-toll-rises.html

Former upstate New York jail turns into emergency center for 100 homeless people to house them during coronavirus pandemic

The vacant housing units at the Dutchess County Law Enforcement Center and Jail campus in Poughkeepsie, New York will turn into a homeless shelter

The housing unit can hold 100 homeless guests, 52 male and 48 female

The units will be turned into a shelter to space out the homeless population, practice social distancing and prevent the spread of COVID-19

Guests who exhibit symptoms of coronavirus will be held in separate unit

By Marlene Lenthang For Dailymail.com

13:51 GMT 22 Mar 2020 , updated 13:51 GMT 22 Mar 2020

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8139831/Upstate-New-York-jail-turns-emergency-center-100-homeless-people.html