French charity MSF deploys coronavirus treatment center in Iran
Medical charity MSF is setting up a 50-bed emergency center to treat severe COVID-19 cases in Iran, the French organization said on Sunday.
Indian business and transport suspended during 14-hour lockdown
Hundreds of millions of Indians stayed at home on Sunday, heeding the prime minister’s appeal for people to self-isolate to contain the coronavirus as confirmed cases in South Asia surged to 1,144 with 10 deaths reported.
Malaysia deploys army as coronavirus curbs spread across Southeast Asia
Malaysia deployed the army on Sunday to enforce a two-week curb on travel on a country that has Southeast Asia’s highest number of coronavirus cases, most of them linked to a mass religious gathering held late last month.
Britain’s Johnson warns that health service could be overwhelmed by coronavirus
Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) could be “overwhelmed” by the coronavirus like the Italian health system in just two weeks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Sunday in the face of rising numbers of deaths.
Spain’s coronavirus deaths surpass 1,700, cases over 28,000 -Health Ministry
Spain’s death toll from coronavirus soared to 1,720 on Sunday from 1,326 the day before, according to latest data from the Health Ministry.
Quake hits Zagreb, PM appeals for social distancing as residents rush onto streets
A large earthquake struck near the Croatian capital Zagreb on Sunday, leaving a teenager critically injured after an apartment building in the city collapsed, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences and a hospital official said.
China scrambles to curb rise in imported coronavirus cases
China on Sunday reported 46 new cases of coronavirus, the fourth straight day with an increase, with all but one of those imported from overseas, and further stepped up measures to intercept cases from abroad as the outbreak worsens globally.
First coronavirus cases confirmed in the Palestinian Gaza Strip
The first two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the densely-populated Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said on Sunday.
U.S. raids unlikely to crack Mexican capo’s drug empire
A major bust by U.S. drug authorities targeting Mexico’s fastest-growing gang will likely do little to stem the rise of the ultra-violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and its shadowy leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias ‘El Mencho’.
Malaysia reports 123 new coronavirus cases, total at 1,306
Malaysia reported 123 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the total to 1,306 cases, with 10 deaths.
