World leaders pledge $8 billion in fight against coronavirus, EU says
World leaders promised $8 billion on Monday for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said at the end of a pledging event that she chaired.
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll edges up, but fewer new cases
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 195 on Monday, against 174 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, but the daily tally of new infections declined to 1,221 from 1,389 on Sunday.
Chile tops 20,000 cases while death, hospitalisation rates plateau
Chile’s health ministry said on Monday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had exceeded 20,000.
Nigeria reopens main cities Lagos and Abuja as lockdowns phased out
Nigeria began easing restrictions on Monday in its capital Abuja and in largest city Lagos, heralding the reopening of Africa’s biggest economy after more than four weeks of lockdowns imposed to contain the new coronavirus.
Czech government to lift ban on intertnational bus and train travel from May 11
The Czech government agreed on Monday to lift a ban on internatinal bus and train travel from May 11, a member of the government said.
Protesters stage day of action against Britain’s planned high-speed rail link
Protesters blocked construction sites along the route of a planned high-speed rail link on Monday, aiming to stop swathes of British woodlands being felled for a project that has also faced criticism over spiralling costs.
Masked and standing apart, the world creeps out of lockdown
Italy and the United States were among a slew of countries easing lockdown restrictions on Monday to resurrect economies, but officials cautioned against moving too swiftly as global deaths from the coronavirus neared a quarter of a million.
After retesting samples, French hospital discovers COVID-19 case from December
A French hospital which has retested old samples from pneumonia patients discovered that it treated a man who had COVID-19 as early as Dec. 27, nearly a month before the French government confirmed its first cases.
Hezbollah: Lebanese government rescue plan marks ‘big step’ forward
Hezbollah’s leader hailed the Lebanese government’s crisis plan as a “big, important step” on Monday and said any talks with the IMF must not blindly surrender the country to terms it can not bear.
Italy’s coronavirus death toll far higher than reported: stats office
Italy’s coronavirus death toll is much higher than reported, statistics bureau ISTAT said on Monday in an analysis pointing to thousands of fatalities that have never been officially attributed to COVID-19.
