Chile’s health minister announces surge in cases, Santiago general quarantine
Chile’s health minister Jaime Manalich on Wednesday announced a general quarantine for greater Santiago to force down a sharp resurgence of coronavirus cases in the capital.
WHO chief ‘shocked and appalled’ by Afghan clinic attack
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday he was “shocked and appalled” by an attack on a maternity clinic run by the international humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières in Afghanistan.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he may release tape in police probe
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday said he is considering releasing a video that sources say shows him explaining that he needs a friendly police chief in Rio de Janeiro to shield his family from investigations.
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah: Israel attacking everything linked to missile-making in Syria
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Wednesday that Israel has been attacking “everything linked to missile-manufacturing” in Syria, in rare comments on Israeli attacks in the war-torn country.
U.S. to tell doctors to report cases of COVID-19 inflammatory syndrome in kids
U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they will issue an alert telling doctors to report cases of a rare life-threatening inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 in children to their state and local health departments.
Maternity ward massacre shakes Afghanistan and its peace process
After struggling to get pregnant for years, Zainab, 27, gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday morning at a small hospital in the southwestern corner of Kabul. She was overjoyed and named the boy Omid, meaning ‘hope’ in Dari.
Court suspends part of Slovakia’s phone-tracking law to fight virus spread
Slovakia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday suspended parts of a new law allowing state authorities to access data collected by telecommunications operators as part of plans to track contacts of people infected with the coronavirus.
England tiptoes out of lockdown as economy withers
England tentatively began easing its coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, with some people who cannot do their jobs at home urged to return to work, as stark economic data showed the disastrous impact of the pandemic.
Canada, U.S. are likely to extend travel restrictions until June 21: sources
Canada and the United States appear likely to extend a ban on non-essential travel until June 21 amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, sources in both nations said on Wednesday.
Tunisia relaxes coronavirus curfew hours
Tunisia will reduce the hours of its nightly curfew imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus from Wednesday, state news agency TAP reported citing President Kais Saied.
