Ramadan in quarantine: Turks fast solo after mass repatriation
As the coronavirus epidemic took hold, Duygu Yucelen – like thousands of her fellow Turks – made the decision to fly home to be with her family for Ramadan rather than spend the Muslim fasting month locked down abroad.
U.S. still worried about China’s labs amid coronavirus: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States remains worried about laboratories in China and the world needs to get to the bottom of how the novel coronavirus began there.
Romanian Church condemns posters depicting doctors and nurses as saints
Romania’s Orthodox Church said on Wednesday a series of outdoor posters depicting nurses and doctors on the frontlines of the new coronavirus outbreak as saints were blasphemous and an insult to Christian iconography.
Guinea-Bissau PM and three ministers test positive for COVID-19
Guinea-Bissau’s Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for the novel coronavirus alongside three members of his cabinet, the health ministry said on Wednesday.
Swiss extend ban on events exceeding 1,000 people through August
The Swiss government will restrict events with more than 1,000 people until the end of August, it said on Wednesday, even as it announced the easing of some other restrictions on sporting events, shops, restaurants and museums.
India has 1,000 coronavirus deaths but expert says no exponential rise
India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus death, but the head of a government think-tank said on Wednesday that its 1.3 billion people, strained from weeks of lockdown, were not experiencing the feared exponential surge in infections.
Online courses replace kindergarten for Ukrainian preschoolers
Sharing a pilates mat, brother and sister Mykhailo and Maria Bondarenko practise basic yoga moves at home, following the instructions of a trainer via laptop.
Greece opening to tourists in July but hoteliers fear empty beaches
Greece hopes to welcome back tourists from July, but hoteliers expect a bleak season, fearing the coronavirus pandemic will keep visitors away and beaches empty.
Northern Chinese region including Beijing to ease COVID-19 curbs
A populous region in northern China that includes Beijing will ease restrictions imposed to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, as the country gradually transitions to a new state of normal amid dwindling cases of COVID-19.
UK death toll 27,241, opposition Labour leader Starmer says
The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll is probably higher than 27,241, making it one of the worst-hit countries in Europe, opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer said on Wednesday as he questioned the government’s response to the outbreak.
