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India shuts down flights, big cities as coronavirus toll rises in region
Published On: March 23, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, March 23: India said on Monday it will shut down domestic flights to halt the spread of coronavirus and imposed a curfew on a giant state as the number of people dying of the disease ticked up across densely populated south Asia.
UK calls in army and warns people to stay home or face lockdown
Published On: March 23, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, March 23: Britain sent in the army to deliver protective equipment to hospitals on Monday and told people to stay at home and heed warnings over social distancing or the government would bring in more extreme measures to stop the coronavirus spread.
U.N. to create global coronavirus fund, Norway says
Published On: March 23, 2020 04:22 PM NPT By: Reuters
OSLO, March 23: The United Nations will create a fund to prevent the spread of coronavirus and support the treatment of patients worldwide, Norway said on Monday.
Uzbekistan to lock down capital Tashkent due to coronavirus
Published On: March 23, 2020 03:40 PM NPT By: Reuters
TASHKENT, March 23: Uzbekistan will effectively lock down its capital city Tashkent from March 24 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Central Asian nation’s government said on Monday.
New Delhi and scores of Indian districts under lockdown to contain coronavirus spread
Published On: March 23, 2020 11:38 AM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI/ NEW DELHI, March 23: New Delhi will be under lockdown until March 31, the Indian capital’s government announced on Sunday, seeking to keep citizens indoors to prevent the spread of coronavirus and giving police powers to punish violators.
German Chancellor Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for virus
Published On: March 23, 2020 12:16 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, March 23: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after being informed that a doctor who administered a vaccine to her has tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Lockdowns not enough to defeat coronavirus - WHO's Ryan
Published On: March 22, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, March 22: Countries can’t simply lock down their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Sunday, adding that there need to be public health measures to avoid a resurgence of the virus later on.
Iraq extends curfew in Baghdad to contain coronavirus
Published On: March 22, 2020 07:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
BAGHDAD, March 22: Iraq’s government has extended a curfew on travel in and out of Baghdad until March 28 as part of strict measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading, it said in a statement on Sunday.
Iran's Khamenei rejects U.S. help offer, vows to defeat coronavirus
Published On: March 22, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, March 22: The United States’ offer to help Iran in its fight against the new coronavirus pandemic is strange, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech on Sunday, describing U.S. leaders as “charlatans and liars”.
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17 Indian security personnel killed during encounter with naxals in Chhattisgarh
Published On: March 22, 2020 06:24 PM NPT By: Agencies
KATHMANDU, March 22: At least 17 Indian security personnel — 12 DRG and 5 STF men — have been killed by naxals after coming under heavy fire in Chintagufa in Sukma, Indian media reported on Sunday.
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