Serbia postpones April 26 elections as part of response to coronavirus outbreak
Serbia’s state Election Commission postponed on Monday the April 26 general elections because of the coronavirus outbreak and until a state of emergency is lifted.
Irish PM expects 15,000 coronavirus cases by end of March
Ireland expects its number of coronavirus cases to increase to around 15,000 by the end of the month from 169 currently, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Monday, predicting it would be dealing with the pandemic for many months.
Merkel says ‘Let’s get through this’ as shops, bars and churches shut
German shops will close, restaurants cut their opening hours and churches and mosques will stand empty under drastic steps announced on Monday to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Europe mulls shutting external borders in fight against coronavirus
Europe proposed shutting its external borders to foreigners for 30 days on Monday in a bid to turn the page on its scramble to contain the coronavirus, but it drew criticism for doing too little, too late.
Fearing coronavirus spread, lawyers for immigrant detainees urge their release
A Cuban asylum seeker with breast cancer who has been detained since November is among dozens of people seeking to be released by U.S. immigration authorities amid fears that the coronavirus could spread quickly in densely populated detention facilitie…
Russia bans entry to foreign nationals, closes schools
Russian authorities on Monday banned foreign nationals from entering the country, shut state schools and limited public gatherings in Moscow in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Coronavirus fears shut bars, borders; WHO urges world to ‘test, test, test’
Bars, restaurants, cinemas and schools were shutting down from New York and Los Angeles to Paris and Dubai in a worldwide effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, as financial markets tumbled despite emergency action by global central banks.
Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic:
Pompeo conveyed ‘strong U.S. objections’ to Beijing over COVID-19 accusations
A war of words between China and the United States showed no signs of let up on Monday, with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with a top Chinese diplomat expressing “strong U.S. objections” over what Washington sees as Beijing’s effo…
UK’s Johnson says coronavirus will be ‘very considerable challenge’ for business
The spread of coronavirus will be a “very considerable challenge” for British businesses, and the government will do all it can to resolve cashflow shortfalls and help them recover, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.
