Syria eases coronavirus curbs, new cases jump after expats return
Syria said on Monday it would lift an overnight curfew starting Tuesday and allow movement between governorates, easing coronavirus lockdown measures even as the health ministry reported the largest single-day increase in cases.
Syria lifts night-time curfew from Tuesday, allows movement between governorates
Syria announced on Monday it will lift a night-time curfew, starting Tuesday evening, and will allow movement between governorates, state television said.
None of my staff has undermined coronavirus messaging: UK PM Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he believed that none of his staff had undermined the public health message for how people can help tackle the coronavirus outbreak, adding he regretted the anger over his senior adviser’s movements.
Under fire over lockdown trip, close aide to UK’s Johnson toughs it out
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s closest aide refused to resign on Monday, saying he had done nothing wrong by driving 250 miles from London to access childcare when Britons were being told to stay at home to fight COVID-19.
WHO warns of ‘second peak’ in areas where COVID-19 declining
Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
Suriname’s president seeks re-election after murder conviction
Surinamese President Desi Bouterse, a former military ruler who has dominated the country’s politics in recent decades, was seeking a third term in an election on Monday, about six months after a local court found him guilty of murder in absentia.
Italy coalition squabbles over recruiting volunteers to enforce distancing
Italy’s coalition partners quarrelled on Monday over a proposal to recruit volunteers to enforce social distancing rules as the country gradually rolls back its coronavirus-related restrictions.
Gym closures force Kenyan sports champions to train by roadside
Kenya taekwondo champion Vincent Ochieng usually trains in school sports halls in Kisumu, but now he is working out with hundreds of other people on the gritty surface of the western city’s biggest highway flyover.
‘Corona town’: Cuban graffiti depicts anguish, urges courage
A skeleton reaches up from the ground to clutch at a fantastical winged creature. A hunched figure wearing a face mask drags behind it an entangled mass of stricken faces and lanky limbs. A butterfly flutters out of the mouth of a body laid to rest.
Belgian rail tests sensors to keep workers apart during COVID-19
Belgium’s railways are testing smart cameras with sensors to ensure its workers wear masks and maintain their distance to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
