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At the beginning of the year, parts of east Asia were a somewhat scary place to be.

• How coronavirus has changed Venice

The difficulties of isolation and working from home during lockdown are most acutely felt by those in small apartments and other confined spaces. This may especially be the case in densely populated cities like New York and London -- and is almost a given in places like Hong Kong and Tokyo, where space comes at an eye-watering premium.

If you ever wanted to get your life together -- or give the appearance of doing so -- look no further than Marie Kondo. Through her best-selling books and popular Netflix series, the Japanese tidying expert has spotlighted human nature's tendency to hoard, and offers strategies to tackle intimidating piles of clothes, paperwork and that drawer where everything miscellaneous goes.

The Walt Disney Company, unquestionably, deserves a lot of credit.

Starbucks is adopting a "monitor and adapt" strategy to reopen some cafes in the US following their closures in mid-March.

• Internet pays tribute to key workers in video

Amazon has started to develop a test for the novel coronavirus in order to help restart the battered economy.

Global Grad Show is a celebration of academic ingenuity billed as the "world's leading exhibition of innovative graduate design."

Perhaps a sign of what the future holds for air travelers, Dubai-based airline Emirates has begun carrying out Covid-19 blood tests on passengers at the airport prior to flights.

When photographer William Eggleston arrived in Manhattan in 1967, he brought a suitcase filled with color slides and prints taken around the Mississippi Delta. They were scenes of the low-slung homes, blue skies, flat lands, and ordinary people of the American South -- all rendered in what would eventually become his iconic high-chroma, saturated hues.

• India's lockdown extended until early May

Half of the world's countries have approached the International Monetary Fund for emergency loans to weather the financial crisis sparked by the global coronavirus pandemic.

Imagine your daily routine being entirely dependent on a smart phone app. Leaving your home, taking the subway, going to work, entering cafes, restaurants and shopping malls — each move, dictated by the color shown on your screen. Green: you're free to proceed. Amber or Red: you're barred from entry.

The streets of Paris might be deceptively quiet but France is at war with the coronavirus. CNN's Melissa Bell looks at how President Emmanuel Macron has deployed France's military might to combat the epidemic.

The WWE is letting go several of its Superstars. Blame the coronavirus.

For nearly a month, Italy held the awful distinction of having the most coronavirus deaths of any country in the world -- topping China, the original epicenter, in mid-March, and being overtaken by the United States three and a half weeks later.

CNN's Alisyn Camerota and former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power discuss how seven female world leaders are spearheading a strong response to the coronavirus pandemic.