More than 3.9 billion people, or half of the world's population, are now being called on to remain in their homes to combat Covid-19, according to an AFP tally on Thursday.

The measures — which include compulsory or recommended confinement, curfews and quarantines — are in place in more than 90 countries and territories. The introduction of a curfew in Thailand, which takes effect on Friday, pushed the number past half of the global population.

Medical students wearing face masks walk towards a bus before returning home after completing a 14-day quarantine during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus, on the outskirts of Srinagar on April 2, 2020. — AFP
Medical students wearing face masks walk towards a bus before returning home after completing a 14-day quarantine during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus, on the outskirts of Srinagar on April 2, 2020. — AFP

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