Canada to keep border restrictions with U.S. for long time: Trudeau
Canada’s border restrictions with the United States will remain in place “for a significant time” as the two nations fight the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday.
UK extends lockdown measures for at least three more weeks
Britain extended its nationwide lockdown on Thursday as stand-in leader Dominic Raab ordered Britons to stay at home for at least another three weeks to prevent the spread of a coronavirus outbreak which has already claimed over 138,000 lives globally….
China will have to answer hard questions on coronavirus outbreak: UK foreign minister
China will have to answer hard questions on how the coronavirus outbreak happened and on whether it could have been prevented, British foreign secretary Dominic Raab said on Thursday.
Swiss aim to ease COVID-19 curbs, starting with hairdressers
Switzerland said on Thursday it would let hairdressers, beauty salons and some other businesses reopen from April 27 to start a gradual relaxation of restrictions following a slowdown in new coronavirus infections.
Paris hospitals see tide turning in coronavirus fight
Senior Paris health officials said on Thursday there was reason for optimism in the fight against the new coronavirus in the worst-hit French region after the number of hospitalisations and admissions to intensive care units had begun to fall.
Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz miss government deal deadline, deadlock persists
A countdown to a fourth election in Israel in more than a year of political deadlock began on Thursday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and main rival Benny Gantz missed a deadline to form a government.
Germany’s Merkel backs WHO as calls for more coronavirus cooperation
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need for more global cooperation to tackle the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday and voiced support for the World Health Organisation after the United States cut its funding.
French town’s empty main street tells tale of virus impact
The COVID-19 outbreak forced Shirley Lind to close the hairdressing salon she runs in a French town near the German border. She has instead been volunteering as a porter at her local hospital.
Britain cannot ease up on lockdown at this dangerous stage: minister
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Britain could not risk the progress it made in fighting the cororonavirus pandemic by easing up on restrictions at this “delicate and dangerous stage”, as he announced an extension to the lockdown.
UK needs virus restrictions to stay, says science chief
Britain is in a “good place” in tackling the coronavirus outbreak but social distancing must be maintained for it to continue, chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said on Thursday.
