Poland reopens green spaces but unclear on election amid epidemic
Poles will have to cover their noses and mouths in public until a coronavirus vaccine is found, the health minister said on Thursday, as the government eased a few of the restrictions that have brought daily life to a virtual standstill.
With focus on election, Poland puts off abortion decision
Polish lawmakers voted on Thursday to kick a citizens’ bill proposing a toughening of Poland’s already tight rules on abortion down the road by sending it to a parliamentary commission for study.
Georgia bans private traffic until April 21, tightening coronavirus lockdown
Georgia has banned the movement of all private vehicles from Friday until April 21, tightening a state of emergency in an effort to prevent spread of the coronavirus, the government said on Thursday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro appoints Nelson Teich as health minister
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he had appointed oncologist Nelson Teich as the country’s new health minister, shortly after firing his predecessor over disagreements on measures to fight coronavirus.
U.S. gives $5 million to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts
The United States is giving $5 million to the Palestinians to help them fight the coronavirus epidemic, a U.S. envoy said on Thursday.
Protests erupt after deaths at U.S. factories in Mexican border town
Protests have erupted outside factories in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez in recent days after the deaths of several workers, including some employed by U.S. companies, from what the protesters said was the coronavirus.
Exclusive: As the U.S. shut down, Trump’s legal fight to build wall ramped up
Even as the Trump administration was struggling to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, it was ramping up efforts to seize land along U.S. southern border to build a wall and fulfill a major campaign promise, a Reuters review of federal court records sh…
Coronavirus prompts Canada to roll out safe drugs for street users
Canada’s Pacific province of British Columbia was already battling an opioid epidemic when the new coronavirus hit, compounding the threat to drug users, many of whom are homeless and particularly vulnerable during the pandemic.
Ireland has mostly contained coronavirus outbreak – health chief
Ireland has contained and effectively suppressed the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak in the population at large but not in nursing homes where its spread remains a concern, the country’s chief medical officer said on Thursday.
China says WHO has said no evidence coronavirus was made in a lab
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the World Health Organization has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus that has infected more than 2 million people globally was made in a lab.
