Published On: April 3, 2020 06:38 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, April 3: The southern Russian region of Chechnya on Friday became the first to introduce a night curfew to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, despite having reported only a dozen confirmed cases.
Published On: April 3, 2020 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
BERLIN, April 3: Germany’s coronavirus infections have risen to 79,696, with 1,017 deaths, statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday.
Published On: April 3, 2020 10:58 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 3: About 100,000 tourists stuck in New Zealand since it began a lockdown last week were starting to fly to their home countries Friday.
Published On: April 3, 2020 10:05 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, April 3: Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the pandemic further exploded in the United States and the death toll climbed in Spain and Italy, according to a Reuters tally of official data.
Published On: April 2, 2020 06:57 PM NPT By: Reuters
RIYADH, April 2: Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina on Thursday, extending measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 1,700 people in the kingdom and killed 16.
Published On: April 2, 2020 06:22 PM NPT By: Reuters
MADRID, April 2: Spain’s death toll from coronavirus surpassed the 10,000 thresholds after a record 950 people died overnight, the country’s Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Published On: April 2, 2020 05:18 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JERUSALEM, April 2: The new coronavirus is forcing more top Israeli officials into isolation after the country’s health minister, who has had frequent contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tested positive, the Health Ministry said Thursday.
Published On: April 2, 2020 02:26 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK, April 2: Thailand is to announce a nationwide curfew between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. starting Friday to try to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the government said in a statement on Thursday.
Published On: April 2, 2020 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, April 2: IAG-owned British Airways (ICAG.L) is expected to announce a suspension of about 36,000 of its employees, BBC News reported on Wednesday.
Published On: April 2, 2020 10:35 AM NPT By: Reuters
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.