Thailand extends foreigners’ visas as coronavirus cases slow
Thailand’s cabinet approved a second automatic visa extension for foreigners for three more months on Tuesday, in a bid to prevent long queues at immigration centres and stem the spread of the coronavirus.
UK’s COVID-19 death toll is far higher than daily figure, data suggests
The true extent of Britain’s COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government’s daily figures indicated as of April 10, according to data that put the country on track to become among the worst-hit in Europe.
Experts advise Dutch government to reopen primary schools
The experts advising the Netherlands on handling the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday advised the government to reopen day care facilities and primary schools, documents released by broadcaster NOS showed.
U.S. eyes reports on North Korean leader Kim’s health; South Korea, China cast doubt
South Korean and Chinese officials on Tuesday cast doubt on reports North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ill after media outlets said he had undergone a cardiovascular procedure and was in “grave danger,” as U.S. officials closely eyed the reports.
Recovering from coronavirus, PM Johnson to talk to Trump, Queen
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will speak to U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday and meet Queen Elizabeth later this week, his spokesman said, adding that the British leader is still not “formally doing government work”.
Coronavirus forces suspension of Pamplona’s San Fermin bull-running festival
Spain’s San Fermin Fiesta, an eight-day festival in July in which fighting bulls run through the streets of Pamplona each morning, has been suspended for the first time in four decades due to the coronavirus crisis, the city hall said on Tuesday.
Japan waiting for Golden Week to decide on extending coronavirus emergency: sources
Japan will decide during its Golden Week holiday between April 29 and May 6 whether to extend its month-long state of emergency to fight a widening coronavirus outbreak, government and ruling party sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Austrian restaurants, churches and some schools to reopen from May 15
Austria will further loosen its coronavirus lockdown on May 15 by allowing restaurants and cafes to reopen and religious services to resume, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday.
Vietnam jails man for 11 years for ‘terrorist’ tax office bombing
A Vietnamese court jailed a man for 11 years on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to setting off a bomb in an act of terrorism, the Ministry of Public Security said.
Queen Elizabeth sends condolences to Canada after Nova Scotia shooting
Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday sent her condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the after the “appalling” mass shooting in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
