A Lithuanian man locked his wife in a bathroom over fears she had coronavirus after she met with a Chinese woman who had arrived from Italy.

The man's wife called police, who rushed to the apartment in the capital Vilnius.

The man said he had locked her up after 'consulting on the phone with doctors' on how to avoid infection, according to local police.

The man's wife called police, who rushed to the apartment in the capital Vilnius. Pictured: People wearing masks walk along the street in Minsk, Belarus

However he was not arrested and the woman did not press charges.

The woman did get tested just in case and came out negative.

So far Lithuania has only reported one case of the deadly disease which is sweeping across the globe.

Tunisia, Jordan and Indonesia today became the latest countries to be struck by the coronavirus.

Chinese office workers wear protective masks as they wait to take a public bus after leaving work in Beijing, China

Seventy countries or territories have now recorded cases, including more than 30 in the past week.

The crisis began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December. Almost 90,000 patients worldwide have now been struck down, and 3,000 have died.

Elsewhere, Russia today confirmed its first patient in Moscow has been diagnosed – the man has become the country's third patient. The first two have recovered.

Iran today announced a huge spike in cases, saying at least 1,500 patients have been struck down across the country.