Trump congratulates Netanyahu for moving towards forming government: Israeli PM tweet
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for moving towards forming a government, the Israeli premier said.
‘Cooking for heroes’: Michelin-starred restaurant helps Berlin medics fight coronavirus
A Michelin-starred restaurant in Berlin forced to close its doors by the coronavirus lockdown has turned its culinary skills to helping to feed doctors, nurses, policemen and firefighters who cannot work from home.
British ministers won’t be tested for virus unless they show symptoms – Gove
Boris Johnson’s top team of ministers won’t be tested for coronavirus unless they show symptoms, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Friday, after the British Prime Minister and his health minister tested positive.
UK’s plan B if ‘Team Johnson’ is incapacitated? Answer is unclear
What would happen if British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s case of coronavirus – so far he has “mild symptoms” – were to become more serious or even incapacitate him and his team? Under Britain’s uncodified constitution, the answer is unclear.
Zimbabwe to impose 21-day nationwide lockdown from Monday
Zimbabwe will impose a nationwide lockdown for 21 days from Monday to help curb the spread of coronavirus, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Friday.
Italy tops 9,000 coronavirus deaths, overtakes China in cases
Italy’s recorded 919 deaths from coronavirus on Friday, the highest daily toll anywhere in the world, while the number of confirmed cases eclipsed the total in China where the virus first emerged.
Swiss tap pharmaceutical reserves as coronavirus deaths rise
Switzerland has begun tapping its strategic stockpile of pharmaceuticals to cover rising demand caused by the coronavirus epidemic, the government said on Friday amid a “vigorous” rise in the country’s death toll and number of infections.
Azerbaijan tightens quarantine rules, bans walking in parks: government
Azerbaijan tightened quarantine rules on Friday and banned walking in parks and boulevards from March 29 in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the government said.
Belgium extends lockdown period until April 18: RTBF
Belgium has extended its lockdown over the coronavirus crisis by two weeks until April 18, Belgian broadcaster RTBF said on Friday.
France extends lockdown to April 15 as coronavirus wave swamps Paris
France will extend a national lockdown until April 15 after reporting its biggest daily death toll from coronavirus, its prime minister said on Friday, and officials warned that hospitals around Paris could be overwhelmed in 48 hours.
