UK to order four-month isolation for elderly: ITV
People in Britain aged over 70 will be instructed soon by the government to stay in strict isolation for four months as part of a planned response to coronavirus, broadcaster ITV’s political editor said.
Egypt shuts schools, universities for two weeks as virus cases increase
Egypt said it will close schools and universities for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as the number of cases rises, reaching 110 on Saturday with two deaths.
Morocco halts flights with 25 more countries, confirms 18 coronavirus cases
Morocco has suspended flights to and from another 25 countries over coronavirus fears, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, extending an earlier travel ban that covered China, Spain, Italy, France and Algeria.
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Spain and Norway became the latest countries to impose stringent measures to combat the coronavirus, while the United States extended a travel ban.
Mexico coronavirus fight gives students earlier, longer Easter vacations
In Mexico 33 million students will head into earlier and longer Easter vacations at the end of next week after Education Minister Esteban Moctezuma on Saturday announced measures to help avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
Canada’s hardest hit province limits virus testing as demand grows for swabs
Canada’s most populous province of Ontario, which has reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases, on Saturday said it would limit testing for the respiratory illness until it can guarantee a more steady supply of swabs.
Under lockdown, Italy’s social and family life goes virtual
As 60 million Italians face a coronavirus country-wide lockdown, many daily interactions among family, friends and colleagues have moved to messaging platforms such as Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp and Microsoft’s Corp Skype.
U.S. sanctions ‘severely hamper’ Iran coronavirus fight – Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran’s fight against the coronavirus was being “severely hampered” by U.S. sanctions, as state television reported that the death toll from the illness rose on Saturday to 611, up nearly 100 from a day earlier.
Three U.S. troops wounded in renewed rocket attacks on Iraq’s Taji base
Three American troops and several Iraqi forces were wounded on Saturday in the second major rocket attack in the past week on an Iraqi base north of Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi officials said, raising the stakes in an escalating cycle of attacks and repris…
Coronavirus death toll in Italian region Lombardy rises to 966
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Lombardy, the Italian region that has been worst affected by the crisis, rose to 966 on Saturday, an increase of 76 from the previous day, Giulio Gallera, the region’s senior health official said.
