Bangladesh garment factories reopen, while India looks to ease its lockdown
More than 500 garment factories in Bangladesh that supply to global brands reopened on Monday after a month-long shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while India considered ways to scale back its vast lockdown to reduce economic pain.
Senegal groups get homeless children off streets amid coronavirus
The boys cheer as they play a ball game in the courtyard of a medical centre in Dakar that has become a refuge for Senegal’s street children since the coronavirus further upended their lives.
French lawmakers cry foul as government redraws coronavirus app debate
Lawmakers from France’s ruling party accused their own government on Monday of withdrawing a vote on a planned coronavirus tracing app, saying they had been robbed of a chance to raise privacy concerns.
Thirty workers on Equatorial Guinea offshore oil platform test positive for coronavirus – sources
Thirty workers at an offshore oil platform in Equatorial Guinea have tested positive for the new coronavirus, two sources close to the ministry told Reuters.
Argentina blocks commercial flight sales until September as part of coronavirus response
Argentina has banned until September ticket sales for commercial flights, according to a decree published on Monday, in a new measure the government said is part of its coronavirus response.
More than two million Australians download COVID-19 app, testing expands
More than two million Australians have downloaded an app to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients hours after its release, the government said on Monday, as states set out plans to expand testing for the infection.
Portugal eyes easing lockdown, textile firms step up mask production
Portugal may soon ease its coronavirus lockdown, but widespread use of protective equipment will be essential and the country does not rule out “taking a step back” if the situation worsens again, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday.
Some countries prise open COVID-19 lockdowns, but UK says not yet
Countries from Italy to New Zealand have announced the easing of coronavirus lockdowns but Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, back at work on Monday after being hospitalised with the disease, said it was too early to relax restrictions there.
‘Another pandemic’: In Latin America, domestic abuse rises amid lockdown
By Lucila Sigal, Natalia A. Ramos Miranda, Ana Isabel Martinez and Monica Machicao
China will improve key technologies and capability to handle emergencies
China will speed up the development of key technologies and improve its capability to handle emergencies in response to the coronavirus pandemic, state television reported Monday, quoting a top-level meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping.
