G7 leaders express “strong” will to cooperate to tackle virus: EU’s Michel
G7 leaders have expressed a strong desire to work together to tackle what is likely to be a long and difficult health crisis, European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday.
Ukraine wants talks with IMF, food export curbs to fight virus fallout
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked his government on Monday to hold talks with the International Monetary Fund to ask for financial support to counteract the effect of the coronavirus on the economy.
EU executive proposes shutting bloc’s external borders for 30 days
The European Union’s executive on Monday proposed a 30-day ban on incoming travel to the bloc for foreigners to battle the spread of coronavirus.
Chinese official warns against U.S. effort to limit foreign medicine supplies
A Chinese official on Monday warned that a push by the White House to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign medicines in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak was “neither realistic nor wise.”
U.S. military modifies major exercise in Europe over coronavirus
The U.S. military said on Monday that it had stopped the movement of personnel and equipment to Europe for a major military exercise because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Russia ramps up coronavirus controls, bans public events, closes schools
Russia on Monday stepped up efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus by banning major sporting events across the country and by shutting state schools and limited gatherings of people in the capital.
Malaysia closes borders, schools and businesses as virus tally climbs
Malaysia will shut its borders to travelers, restrict internal movement, close schools and universities and order most businesses to shut after its number of coronavirus cases climbed on Monday to the highest in Southeast Asia.
Finland to close schools and universities due to coronavirus: PM
Finland’s government will pass emergency legislation on Tuesday to close all its schools and universities from Wednesday among other measures in response to the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Monday.
Crowded, poor South Asia sees steady rise in coronavirus cases
Health authorities across South Asia reported rising numbers of coronavirus cases on Monday, raising the prospect of rapidly spreading outbreaks overwhelming poor medical facilities in a region that is home to a quarter of the world’s people.
Patients, at least 1 with coronavirus, break out of Afghan quarantine
Dozens of Afghan patients held in isolation, including at least one confirmed to have the coronavirus, escaped from a quarantine facility in western Afghanistan on Monday after breaking windows and attacking hospital staff, officials said.
