Coronavirus takes growing toll on German life and economy
Germany announced plans on Monday to close most shops, limit restaurants’ opening hours and ban religious services to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Merkel: Drastic closures needed to counter coronavirus
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday announced a raft of measures limiting social contact in an attempt to slow the progress of the coronavirus epidemic, but said the government would attempt to minimise the economic impact.
‘Test, test, test’: WHO chief’s coronavirus message to world
The World Health Organization called on all countries on Monday to ramp up their testing programs as the best way to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic, and also urged companies to boost production of vital equipment to overcome acute shortag…
Ukraine plans more lockdowns, IMF talks, food export curbs over coronavirus
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced nationwide shutdowns on Monday to contain the coronavirus spread, called for government restrictions on food exports and for aid talks with overseas donors to support the economy.
Minister says Singapore will not be short of food after Malaysia shuts border
A Singapore minister said on Monday the city state would not run out of food, seeking to allay concerns after neighbouring Malaysia announced it was closing its borders to prevent a further spread of the coronavirus.
Malaysia closes borders, schools and businesses as virus tally climbs
Malaysia will shut its borders to travellers, restrict internal movement, close schools and universities and order most businesses to shut after its number of coronavirus cases climbed on Monday to the highest in Southeast Asia.
Struggling to give up coffee and books in coronavirus France
France has battened down the hatches against coronavirus, with millions of school children studying from home, office workers connecting remotely, and restaurants and cinemas shut.
Germany edges closer to lockdown with church, shop closures: Bild
Germany plans to close shops, limit restaurants’ opening hours and ban church services in further efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus threatening Europe’s biggest economy, its largest selling newspaper Bild reported on Monday.
‘It’s okay to feel scared’: Coronavirus brings countries close to standstill
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.
Debt brake not hampering German response to coronavirus: Scholz spokesman
Germany’s federal government will stick to its debt brake rule, a spokesman for Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said, adding the regulation was not hampering the government’s ability to provide support for the economy as the coronavirus outbreak worsens.
