‘First we need to stay alive’: virus spread dampens Chile’s fiery protests
For many in Santiago’s Plaza Italia, ground zero for mass protests in Chile that have raged for months, the chaos seemed never to end. Bloody clashes with police forces, tear gas, hooded vandals, broken windows and graffiti were a daily event.
Georgia bans passenger traffic on domestic railway over coronavirus
Georgia banned passenger traffic on its domestic railway on Monday to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Australian divisions over coronavirus put pressure on PM
On the burning question of whether Australian schools should close as coronavirus cases increase, Prime Minister Scott Morrison was adamant: “Children should go to school.”
Russia to use mobile phones to track people at risk of coronavirus: PM
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday gave the authorities five days to develop a system to track people who have come into contact with anyone with coronavirus by using mobile phone geolocation data.
Paris keeps banning gatherings on Seine river banks over coronavirus
Paris will maintain a ban on gatherings on promenades along the Seine river, the lawns of Les Invalides and the Champs de Mars around the Eiffel Tower in efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus, police said on Monday.
Coronavirus provides unexpected boost for Kenyan fishermen
The coronavirus pandemic has handed Kenyan fishermen an unexpected boon – a rush of customers who now shun imported Chinese frozen fillets in favor of freshly caught fish from Lake Victoria.
Spain’s deputy PM Carmen Calvo hospitalized with respiratory infection
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo was hospitalized on Sunday with respiratory infection and is awaiting coronavirus test results, the government said in a statement on Monday.
Rouhani: U.S. should lift sanctions if it wants to help Iran fight coronavirus
The United States should lift sanctions if it wants to help Iran to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday, adding that Iran had no intention of accepting Washington’s offer of humanitarian assistance.
Italy’s Lombardy metalworkers to strike, want more firms shut due to coronavirus
Metalworkers unions in Italy’s northern Lombardy region said on Monday they would strike to protect the health of their members because a government decree temporarily shutting many businesses due to coronavirus contained too many loopholes and excepti…
UK calls in army and warns people to stay home or face lockdown
Britain sent in the army to deliver protective equipment to hospitals on Monday and told people to stay at home and heed warnings over social distancing or the government would bring in more extreme measures to stop the coronavirus spread.
