Egyptian police disperse villagers who stopped burial of doctor killed by coronavirus
Egyptian police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse a crowd of people who gathered in a village near the Nile Delta to prevent the burial of a doctor who died of coronavirus, according to local newspapers and footage on social media.
‘Be messengers of life in a time of death,’ pope says on Easter eve
Pope Francis urged people to “not yield to fear” and focused on a “message of hope” as he led an Easter eve Mass in an empty St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic and called for an end to wars.
WHO is investigating reports of recovered COVID patients testing positive again
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing negative for the disease while being considered for discharge.
Dutch military police arrest two men with gun at Schiphol airport
Dutch military police on Saturday said they arrested two men, one of whom was carrying a loaded firearm, as they exited a train to Schiphol airport.
Netanyahu rival Gantz seeks more time to form coalition government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election rival Benny Gantz asked for additional time on Saturday to try to form a government with the long-time leader, to end more than a year of political deadlock.
Canadian legislators expected to pass wage subsidy as coronavirus spreads
Canadian government and opposition legislators met in the House of Commons on Saturday and were expected to approve a wage subsidy worth C$73 billion ($52 billion) to support the ravaged economy.
France’s coronavirus death toll rises to 13,832
France’s death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose to nearly 14,000 on Saturday, but the number of patients in intensive care fell for the third day in a row, raising hopes that a nationwide lockdown is curbing the spread of the disease.
Some African nations complain about treatment of Africans in China’s Guangzhou
Several African countries have demanded that China address their concerns that Africans in Guangzhou city are being mistreated and harassed amid fears there of a potential spread of coronavirus from imported cases.
Sudan’s health minister says country needs $120 million to fight coronavirus
Sudan urgently needs $120 million to fight the new coronavirus, the country’s health minister told Reuters on Saturday, amid a shortage of the equipment to fight the epidemic which has ravaged richer countries.
Sinn Fein protests coronavirus call for British military help in Northern Ireland
Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein expressed concern on Saturday over a request by Northern Ireland’s health minister for British military assistance in response to the coronavirus, saying it had raised the sensitive issue with the British government.
