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Four more African nations confirm coronavirus, new controls put in place
Published On: March 15, 2020 09:35 PM NPT By: Reuters
KIGALI, March 15: Mauritania, Rwanda, Seychelles and Central African Republic confirmed their first coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing to 23 the number of African countries that have reported positive tests for the virus.
France closes shops, restaurants, tells people to stay home
Published On: March 15, 2020 08:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
PARIS, March 15: France will shut shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities from Sunday with its 67 million people told to stay home to help fight the rapid acceleration of the coronavirus in a country where the number of cases has doubled in 72 hours.
Philippines isolates Manila to fight coronavirus outbreak
Published On: March 15, 2020 08:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MANILA, March 15: Thousands of police officers and army troops started sealing the Philippines’ densely populated capital on Sunday at the start of one of Southeast Asia’s most drastic containment moves against the new coronavirus.
Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 724
Published On: March 15, 2020 05:15 PM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, March 15: Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 724, with 113 new deaths in the past 24 hours, an Iranian health official tweeted on Sunday, adding that some 13,938 people have been infected across the country.
Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
Published On: March 15, 2020 04:50 PM NPT By: Reuters
SPAIN, March 15: Spain and France imposed stringent measures to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak, the death toll kept climbing in China and the United States extended a travel ban.
Despite coronavirus restrictions, French vote in local elections
Published On: March 15, 2020 04:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
PARIS, March 15: French voters headed to the polls on Sunday for local elections after the government decided to press ahead with the vote despite a rapid acceleration of the coronavirus across the country.
Malaysia reports 190 new coronavirus cases, most linked to mosque event
Published On: March 15, 2020 04:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15: Malaysia reported 190 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, most linked to a religious event at a mosque that was attended by more than 10,000 people from several countries.
Philippines reports 3 more coronavirus deaths, 29 new cases
Published On: March 15, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
MANILA, March 15: The Philippines recorded three additional coronavirus deaths and 29 new cases, bringing the domestic tally of infections to 140, as authorities placed the entire capital Manila under “community quarantine” for about a month beginning Sunday.
Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns
Published On: March 15, 2020 03:14 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, March 15: While the coronavirus pandemic has led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down daily activities in some places, Mexico City is going ahead with Vive Latino — one of the most important music festivals in the country.
Spain locks down its citizens, while France shuts nightlife
Published On: March 15, 2020 02:28 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BARCELONA, SPAIN, March 15: Spain locked down its 46 million citizens and France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of the world loves about it — the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes and restaurants — as governments took increasingly desperate measures to put more space between people and contain the coronavirus.
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