Africa disease control body rejects Tanzania’s assertion that coronavirus tests faulty
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday rejected an assertion by Tanzania’s president that his nation’s coronavirus tests are faulty.
German officials warn coronavirus is far from over
German officials warned on Thursday that the coronavirus crisis is far from over despite the country slowly reopening its economy and trying to get life back to normal.
China says it backs WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces U.S. ‘lies’
China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing.
Poland clears postal voting for presidential election
Poland’s lower house of parliament gave the green light on Thursday for a presidential election to be held by postal vote following a dispute over whether the vote could take place during the coronavirus pandemic.
Poland’s president says he hopes for election as soon as possible
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday that he hopes the country’s presidential election will be held as soon as possible, after members of the ruling alliance agreed to postpone the vote first scheduled for May 10.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder as China goes back to school
Temperature checks, compulsory face masks and scrupulous hygiene – it’s more like going to a hospital than a school, but the Shanghai students returning to class after three months of lockdown are thrilled to be there.
Anger after Malta prosecutor quits to defend journalist murder suspect
The family of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has demanded an investigation after a lawyer in the prosecutor’s office resigned and turned up in court within hours to represent the man suspected of masterminding her murder.
Exclusive: Virus exposes gaping holes in Africa’s health systems
African nations are facing a surge of COVID-19 cases with less than one intensive care bed and one ventilator per 100,000 people, a Reuters survey has found.
What you need to know about coronavirus right now
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EU envoy says removal of phrase in op-ed in China newspaper ‘regrettable’
The European Union ambassador to China said on Thursday it was “regrettable” that part of an opinion piece co-authored by 27 European ambassadors and published in the official China Daily had been removed before publication.
