White House challenges AI researchers to tackle coronavirus questions
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy on Monday challenged researchers to use artificial intelligence techniques to analyze about 29,000 scholarly articles to answer key questions about the coronavirus.
As coronavirus spreads, U.S. defense secretary separated from deputy
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has started keeping himself and his staff physically separated from his deputy’s team as one of the precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from impacting the Pentagon’s operations.
G7 leaders vow to do what it takes to fight coronavirus, support economies
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies said on Monday they were committed to doing “whatever is necessary” to battle the coronavirus pandemic and to work together more closely to protect public health, jobs and growth.
Greece to shut shops, quarantine all arrivals from abroad
Greece announced on Monday it will shut all shops apart from supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, petrol stations and food delivery services, and put anyone arriving from abroad into quarantine for two weeks, to fight the coronavirus.
Coronavirus takes growing toll on German life and economy
Germany announced plans on Monday to close most shops, limit restaurants’ opening hours and ban religious services to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Guatemala to close borders for two weeks to contain coronavirus
Guatemala will close its borders for the next two weeks as part of measures aimed at containing coronavirus, President Alejandro Giammattei said on Monday.
Portugal confirms country’s first death from coronavirus
Portugal’s Health Minister Marta Temido said an 80-year-old man died of the coronavirus on Monday – the country’s first fatality since the epidemic began.
Armenia declares one-month state of emergency for coronavirus
Armenia on Monday declared a state of emergency until April 14 to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, and postponed a referendum on changes to the Constitutional Court until after the emergency.
‘It’s okay to feel scared’: Coronavirus brings countries close to standstill
Bars, restaurants, cinemas and schools were shutting down from New York and Los Angeles to Paris and Dubai in a worldwide effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, as financial markets tumbled despite emergency action by global central banks.
Swiss ban all events at midnight as virus spreads
Switzerland’s government on Monday banned all public and private events from midnight and mobilized up to 8,000 members of the military after declaring the rapidly spreading coronavirus an “exceptional” emergency.
