U.S. Supreme Court to postpone oral arguments amid coronavirus concerns
The U.S. Supreme Court will postpone its next round of oral arguments scheduled for later this month, including a high-profile dispute over President Donald Trump’s tax and financial records, in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus, a spok…
Many Venezuelans can’t afford to stay indoors as Caracas enters quarantine
Caracas woke on Monday to quiet streets and military checkpoints on the first day of a quarantine ordered by President Nicolas Maduro to combat the coronavirus, while many of the Venezuelan capital’s residents who did go out wore masks, often improvise…
Germany edges closer to lockdown with church, shop closures: Bild
Germany plans to close shops, limit restaurants’ opening hours and ban church services in further efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus threatening Europe’s biggest economy, its largest selling newspaper Bild reported on Monday.
‘It’s okay to feel scared’: countries across globe tighten steps against Coronavirus
Bars, restaurants, theaters and cinemas were shutting down in New York, Los Angeles and other global cities to combat the coronavirus pandemic as countries tightened borders and central banks acted aggressively to cushion the economic impact.
U.S. states plea for coordinated national response to coronavirus
U.S. states pleaded with the Trump administration on Monday to coordinate a national response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying patchwork measures enacted by state and local authorities were insufficient to confront the coast-to-coast emergency.
Bolsonaro says no legal room to close Brazil borders due to coronavirus
Brazil lacks legislation that would let the government close its borders as some neighboring countries are doing, President Jair Bolsonaro said in a Monday radio interview regarding measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Beijing tells Pompeo it is futile to smear China over virus
Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi has told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by telephone that attempts to smear China’s efforts to control the coronavirus “will not succeed”, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday.
Duterte puts Philippines under quarantine, says ‘we are in the fight of our lives’
The Philippines announced strict home quarantine measures on Monday for half of its population, shut down transport networks and ordered businesses to close or operate remotely in a bid to quell rising coronavirus cases.
Starbucks shifts to ‘to go’ format in U.S., Canada as virus spreads
Starbucks Corp has closed its dine-in areas and switched to a “to go” format for at least two weeks to help control the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States and Canada.
Turkey suspends mass prayers in mosques over coronavirus fears: religious authority
Turkey suspended mass prayers in mosques until the risk of coronavirus outbreak passes, the head of Turkey’s religious directorate, Ali Erbas said on Monday.
