Lebanese police remove Beirut protest camp
Lebanese security forces cleared away a protest camp in central Beirut on Saturday and reopened roads blocked by demonstrators since protests against the governing elite started in October.
UK coronavirus deaths top 1,000 as country steps up testing
Medical workers in England on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic started to be tested on Saturday as the number of COVID-19 deaths in Britain topped 1,000 after a record 260 people died in the previous 24 hours.
UK will have done well if fewer than 20,000 die, NHS medical director says
The United Kingdom will have done well if it comes through the coronavirus crisis with fewer than 20,000 deaths, Stephen Powis, the national medical director of the National Health Service, said on Saturday.
Albania flies 30 doctors to Italy to help with coronavirus crisis
Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe, flew a team of doctors and nurses to neighboring Italy on Saturday to help it deal with the coronavirus pandemic as its own cases have yet to strain the health sector.
‘Just one case’: fears coronavirus may spread like wildfire in world’s refugee camps
In the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh, filmmaker Mohammed Arafat has been making public safety videos to warn about the dangers of coronavirus.
Bosnian Serb region declares state of emergency over coronavirus
Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic declared a state of emergency on Saturday, handing legislative powers to the region’s president to expedite the passage of laws to ease the impact of the coronavirus epidemic.
Taliban refuses to talk to new Afghan government negotiators
The Taliban declined on Saturday to begin talks with the Afghan government’s new negotiating team in a setback to the U.S.-brokered peace process for one of the world’s longest-running conflicts.
Shellshocked Spain reports record 832 new coronavirus deaths
Spain’s coronavirus fatalities rose by a record 832 people overnight to 5,690 as hospitals and morgues were overwhelmed and a police chief fought back tears announcing a colleague’s death.
India to use some train coaches as coronavirus isolation wards
India said on Saturday it was planning to turn some railway coaches into isolation wards for patients with coronavirus, as authorities scramble to prepare the country’s health infrastructure for an expected surge in cases.
Swiss virus death toll hits 235 as official says worst case scenario `not yet materialized’
The death toll in Switzerland from coronavirus had climbed to 235 while total cases stand at 13,213, the health ministry said on Saturday, though officials said their worst fears have so far not materialized.
