Italy’s Lombardy workers to strike for tougher coronavirus shutdowns
Unions in Italy’s Lombardy region announced strikes on Monday to protect the health of their workers, saying a government decree temporarily shutting businesses due to the coronavirus emergency contained too many loopholes and exceptions.
Coronavirus death toll in Italy’s Lombardy rises by around 320 in a day: source
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of Italy’s contagion, has risen by around 320 in a day to more than 3,770, a source familiar with the data said on Monday.
Hungarian PM Orban insists on special powers to handle virus crisis, mulls lockdown
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament on Monday his cabinet wanted to extend its emergency powers to tackle the coronavirus crisis and he rejected opposition calls for setting a limit to how long they would last.
Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis
Israel’s building industry has found temporary housing for many of its nearly 70,000 Palestinian laborers, staving off a construction shutdown after the coronavirus crisis prompted the closure of the border with the occupied West Bank.
Denmark extends coronavirus lockdown until April 13
Denmark on Monday extended until April 13 a nationwide lockdown that has closed schools and restaurants and kept most public sector workers at home to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
EU moves to start membership talks with Albania, North Macedonia
The European Union can start membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia, according to a draft decision by the bloc’s 27 member states seen by Reuters on Monday and due to be finalised this week.
Austria mobilizes military reserves to fight coronavirus
Austria is mobilizing its military reservists for the first time since World War Two, asking them to fight the coronavirus outbreak by helping with food supplies, medical support and police operations, the defense minister said.
Jordan extends coronavirus curfew, to deliver food to homes nationwide
Jordan said on Monday it would extend a curfew indefinitely, with supermarkets and other stores closed, and deliver food across the country to try to rein in the coronavirus.
London volunteers feed nurses for free as virus deaths surge
As coronavirus deaths surge in Britain, a group of London volunteers has set up a catering service to provide free meals for hard-pressed nurses at a major public hospital fighting the pandemic.
Guinea holds contentious referendum despite coronavirus outbreak
Despite the threat of coronavirus and an opposition boycott, a constitutional referendum was held in Guinea on Sunday that opponents of President Alpha Conde fear could allow him to govern for 12 more years.
