Paris Live, Wednesday 25 March 2020

India's 1.3 billion people go into lockdown, with New Delhi enforcing a "total ban" on leaving homes.

Pigeons occupy a deserted street in the Indian city of Hyderabad on March 25, 2020 AFP

Meanwhile US President Donald Trump contradicts public health officials by suggesting his country could be "reopened" by Easter.

Israel prepares to order a lockdown of its own, while Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for the coronavirus.

We'll be hearing from correspondents in India, the US, Israel and the UK - and we'll also be looking at why the Covid19 crisis hits women harder, even if the virus itself is deadlier for men.