City of London curbs cars to aid social distancing
London’s “Square Mile” financial district said it will close some streets to cars to create more space for pedestrians and cyclists so that workers can observe social distancing when the coronavirus lockdown is lifted.
UK health official expects rapid rollout of Roche antibody test
Britain will begin using an antibody test for COVID-19 in coming days, focusing its use on health workers and carers, England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam said on Thursday.
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll reaches 4,000: health minister
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has reached 4,007, after 55 more people died in the last 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday.
EU rules asylum seekers on Hungary border have been ‘detained’, should be released
The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that four asylum seekers stuck in a transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border had effectively been detained and that a local court should release them immediately.
City at center of Italy’s COVID-19 tragedy works to heal ‘deep scar’
After months leading his city through one of Europe’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks, Giorgio Gori, mayor of the northern Italian town of Bergamo, says the worst of the health crisis may be past. The new challenge of rebuilding is just beginning.
Pope joins inter-faith prayers against coronavirus, irks ultra-conservatives
Pope Francis joined an inter-faith day of prayer on Thursday to call on God to end the coronavirus pandemic, brushing aside criticism from ultra-conservative Catholic groups, with one accusing him of associating with “infidels”.
Yemen reports first coronavirus cases in southern province
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government on Thursday reported the first cases of novel coronavirus in the southern province of Al Dhalea, underlining fears that the infection had found a foothold in the war-torn country.
Putin says fourth minister had coronavirus after cases pass 250,000
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia’s education minister had caught the new coronavirus, making him at least the sixth senior official to be swept up in the pandemic that has officially infected more than 250,000 people nationwide.
France says it will take reciprocal steps if Spain quarantines its visitors
France will impose reciprocal quarantine measures on travellers coming from Spain after Spanish authorities’ decided to impose a 10-day quarantine on travellers from France, an official at the French presidential palace said on Thursday.
As lockdown hurts, desperate Venezuelans turn to cow blood soup
Since Venezuela went into its coronavirus lockdown, dozens of needy people have been lining up at a slaughterhouse in the western town of San Cristobal to pick up the only protein they can find for free: cattle blood.
