Australia to relax some domestic travel curbs
Australians in the country’s most populous state will be able to vacation within its borders next month, when art galleries and museums will also reopen, as officials seek to boost an economy hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
China reports five new COVID-19 cases for May 19 vs 6 day earlier
China recorded five new coronavirus cases for May 19, down from six a day earlier, the National Health Commission reported on Wednesday.
Mexico coronavirus cases hit new daily record of 2,713
Mexico registered 2,713 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, the health ministry said, its biggest daily increase yet in infections, bringing its overall tally to 54,346 cases.
Eastern Libyan forces say to move back from Tripoli fronts
Libyan National Army (LNA) forces have decided to retire 2-3km (1.2 miles-1.9 miles) from all front lines in Tripoli from midday, their spokesman said early on Wednesday, after suffering sharp reverses in their campaign to capture the city.
Colombia coronavirus quarantine extended through end of May
Colombia’s mandatory quarantine has been extended by a further week until May 31, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday, the fourth extension to a lockdown intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Brazil suffers record coronavirus deaths, Trump mulls travel ban
Brazil’s daily death toll from the new coronavirus jumped to a record 1,179 on Tuesday as President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on chloroquine as a possible remedy and U.S. leader Donald Trump said he is considering a travel ban from Brazil.
Nicaraguan government says coronavirus deaths rise to 17
Nicaragua’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed a total of 17 people had died in the country from the novel coronavirus, while there were 254 cases in the past week, compared with a previously reported total count of eight deaths and 25 cases.
Dutch farm worker contracted coronavirus from mink: agriculture minister
A person who worked on a farm where mink are bred to export their fur contracted the coronavirus from the animals, the Dutch Agriculture Minister said in a letter to parliament on Wednesday.
Bolsonaro says Brazil to issue new chloroquine protocol on Wednesday
Brazil’s Health Ministry will issue new guidelines on Wednesday expanding the recommended use of chloroquine for treating the novel coronavirus, President Jair Bolsonaro said, days after the health minister quit under pressure to sign the new guideline…
China, U.S. coronavirus tensions spill over in U.N. Syria meeting
Growing tensions between China and the United States around the coronavirus pandemic publicly spilled over on Tuesday during a U.N. Security Council meeting on humanitarian aid operations in Syria as envoys traded barbs over global leadership.
