Coronavirus pandemic prompts rare questioning of Thai monarchy
The coronavirus pandemic led to a rare surge of online posts in Thailand questioning the monarchy on Sunday and a government minister subsequently warned that inappropriate posts could lead to jail.
Vietnam coronavirus cases rise 19 to 113
Vietnam’s health ministry reported 19 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases there to 113.
UAE suspends all passenger and transit flights to and from the country: state news agency
UAE suspended all passenger and transit flights to and from the country for two weeks over coronavirus fears – state news agency WAM said on Sunday citing National Emergency and Crisis and the Civil Aviation Authority.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian hurling rocks at cars on highway: army
Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian who was hurling rocks at Israeli cars driving on a highway in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the military said.
France toughens lockdown penalties as coronavirus kills medic
French lawmakers approved tougher penalties for defying a nationwide confinement order as the coronavirus death toll rose on Sunday, with a first member of the country’s medical profession among the victims.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro plays down coronavirus risk as cases top 1,500
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has denied the country’s healthcare system will collapse next month, contradicting his own health minister as the number of deaths in the country jumped 39% and confirmed cases topped 1,500.
World Bank moving forward on first $1.7 billion in pandemic aid projects
The World Bank’s executive board is expected to consider later this week the first fast-track funds to help Afghanistan and Ethiopia respond to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank’s president said on Sunday.
Bogota prison riot over coronavirus kills nearly two dozen
A prison riot in Colombia’s capital Bogota late on Saturday left 23 prisoners dead and 83 injured, the justice minister said on Sunday, as detainees protested sanitary conditions amid the global outbreak of coronavirus.
Italy bans internal travel as a further 651 die from coronavirus
Italy banned travel within the country on Sunday in yet another attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as data showed a further 651 people had died from the disease, lifting the number of fatalities to 5,476.
Egypt’s coronavirus cases rise by 33 to 327, four new deaths
Egypt has recorded 33 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Sunday, raising its total number to 327.
