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South Asian governments impose coronavirus curfews, border controls
Published On: March 21, 2020 05:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
DHAKA/COLOMBO, March 21: Bangladesh tightened border controls while Sri Lanka arrested more than two dozen people for violating a nationwide curfew as part of increased efforts on Saturday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in densely populated South Asia.
Mauritius reports first death from coronavirus
Published On: March 21, 2020 04:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
NAIROBI, March 21: Mauritius has confirmed its first death from the coronavirus, while the number of confirmed cases have risen, a health ministry official said on Saturday.
WHO message to youth on coronavirus: 'You are not invincible'
Published On: March 21, 2020 02:12 PM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, March 21: Coronavirus can sicken or kill young people as well and they must also avoid mingling and spreading it to older and more vulnerable people, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Jordan blows sirens for start of nationwide curfew to combat coronavirus - witnesses
Published On: March 21, 2020 02:03 PM NPT By: Reuters
AMMAN, March 21: Jordan blew sirens at the start of a nationwide curfew on Saturday, limiting the mobility of its 10 million citizens indefinitely to combat the spread of coronavirus, witnesses and officials said.
US locking down 70 million people as virus strains Europe
Published On: March 21, 2020 01:29 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 21: Three major American states are locking down their residents in the face of a rapidly advancing virus storm that is already severely straining health systems in parts of Europe.
Google launches coronavirus website in the United States
Published On: March 21, 2020 01:05 PM NPT By: Reuters
CALIFORNIA, March 21: - Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Saturday it launched a United States-focused website with information about coronavirus guidance and testing, as the country works on slowing the spread of the highly contagious virus.
Italy's coronavirus deaths surge by 627 in a day, elderly at high risk
Published On: March 21, 2020 10:13 AM NPT By: Reuters
ROME, March 20: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has leapt by 627 to 4,032, officials said on Friday, an increase of 18.4% - by far the largest daily rise in absolute terms since the contagion emerged a month ago.
India hangs 4 men convicted for fatal New Delhi gang rape
Published On: March 20, 2020 05:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, March 20: Four men sentenced to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a woman on a New Delhi bus in 2012 were hanged Friday, concluding a case that exposed the scope of sexual violence in India and prompted horrified Indians to demand swift justice.
COVID-19: Death toll in Spain climbs above 1,000
Published On: March 20, 2020 05:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SPAIN, March 20: The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 244,500 people and killed more than 10,000. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 86,000 people have recovered so far, mostly in China.
Sri Lanka to impose national curfew as South Asia accelerates coronavirus battle
Published On: March 20, 2020 03:19 PM NPT By: Reuters
COLOMBO/LUCKNOW, March 20: Mosques in Sri Lanka were shut indefinitely from Friday, and the island is set to impose a countrywide curfew over the weekend, as South Asian countries step up efforts to check the spread of COVID-19 cases.
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