MANILA, April 2: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned violators of coronavirus lockdown measures they could be shot for causing trouble and said abuse of medical workers was a serious crime that would not be tolerated.

Wimbledon cancelled for the first time since World War Two

Published On: April 2, 2020 09:20 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 2: The Wimbledon championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic struck another blue-riband sports event off the calendar and wiped out the entire tennis grasscourt season.

LOS ANGELES, April 2:  Four new states imposed sweeping stay-at-home directives on Wednesday in response to the coronavirus pandemic, putting over 80% of Americans under lockdown as the number of deaths and cases in the United States soared to new daily highs for the fourth day in a row.

Guidelines to be formulated to sell, distribute daily essentials

Published On: April 1, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, April 1: Guidelines would be formulated for concerned authorities and business communities to sell and distribute daily essentials to people during the lockdown, said the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies.

UEFA suspends Champions League "until further notice"

Published On: April 1, 2020 08:13 PM NPT By: Reuters

SWITZERLAND, April 1: UEFA has suspended all Champions League and Europa League matches “until further notice” due to the coronavirus pandemic, European football’s governing body said after a meeting on Wednesday.

UK coronavirus deaths rise by 563 to 2,352

Published On: April 1, 2020 08:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 1: The number of people with coronavirus who have died in Britain rose by 563 to a total 2,352 by 1600 GMT on March 31, the government said on Wednesday.

TOKYO, April 1: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday the government was expanding a ban on the entry of non-Japanese people to cover 73 countries as policymakers try to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

KATHMANDU, April 1: A total of 1133 lab tests for novel coronavirus disease have been conducted as of Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.

MADRID, April 1: Confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain rose beyond 100,000 as it recorded its biggest one-day death toll from the outbreak on Wednesday, and two planes packed with protective equipment arrived to restock an overloaded public health system.

COVID-19 sample tests begin from all seven Provinces

Published On: April 1, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: RSS

Kathmandu, April 1 (RSS): After all seven Provinces got the PCR machines for the test on Tuesday, they have begun testing COVID-19 samples.