Turkey set to release some 45,000 inmates in coronavirus response
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party said on Tuesday it proposed a bill that would temporarily release roughly 45,000 prisoners in response to the risk that the coronavirus could spread in jails.
UK coronavirus deaths rise by 27% to 1,789
The number of deaths from coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose by 27% in the space of a day to 1,789 as of Monday at 1600 GMT, the government said.
German city introduces face masks for shoppers as coronavirus spreads
The city of Jena in eastern Germany has decided to make people wear face masks when shopping or traveling on public transport, stepping up efforts to curb coronavirus contagion and becoming the first city in the country to introduce the measure.
Coronavirus death toll in Italy’s Lombardy rises by around 381 in a day: source
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern region of Lombardy, the epicenter of Italy’s contagion, has risen by around 381 in a day to some 7,199, a source familiar with the data said on Tuesday.
Bolivia’s jailed former ‘minister for cocaine’ dies at 82
A former Bolivian interior minister known as “Minister for Cocaine” for his role in turning the impoverished nation into a narco-state during a military dictatorship in the 1980s has died after decades in prison, local media said on Tuesday, citing a B…
2020 Games postponement signals growing power shift from IOC to athletes
Tweeting from her Toronto couch two weeks ago, six-time Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser had two words for the International Olympic Committee, which had yet to postpone the Tokyo Summer Games amid the coronavirus pandemic: “Insensitive and irresponsible.”…
Armenia extends emergency restrictions until April 10
Armenia is extending emergency restrictions for another 10 days until April 10 in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday.
Russian lawmakers back government emergency powers over coronavirus
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to give the government powers to declare a national emergency over the coronavirus, and approved penalties for violations of lockdown rules including, in extreme cases, jail terms of up to seven years.
No proof drug touted by Trump drug is effective against coronavirus: EU
The European Commission said on Tuesday there was no evidence that a drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential miracle cure against COVID-19 was effective against the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
Paris to transfer 38 coronavirus patients to other regions on Wednesday: officials
Paris health officials will begin transferring 38 critical coronavirus patients by high-speed train from the Paris to regions that have been less overwhelmed to ease pressure on the capital’s intensive care capacity, officials said on Tuesday.
