Indian power grid operators scramble to prepare for Modi’s ‘lights off’ plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to citizens to switch off lights across India on Sunday to mark the coronavirus fight is generating a lot more work and some tough challenges for India’s power sector workers.
China’s Guangxi region tightens border controls amid rise in imported coronavirus cases
China’s southwestern Guangxi region, which has borders with Vietnam, has suspended cross-border passenger transportation and restricted exit of citizens from the country amid concerns of an increase in imported coronavirus cases.
China says all coronavirus clinical research must be registered
The Chinese government has said all clinical research projects on the novel coronavirus that are already underway must be reported to authorities or face being halted.
Germany reports 6,082 more coronavirus cases, a slight daily fall
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 6,082 in the past 24 hours, a slight decrease from the day before, according to data from the government’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Saturday.
SoftBank CEO Son’s coronavirus poll shows 80% favor state of emergency
More than 80% of respondents to a Twitter poll initiated by SoftBank Group Corp’s CEO Masayoshi Son would support a declaration of a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus, as the number of cases exceeded 100 in Tokyo for the first time on Saturda…
Spain to extend coronavirus state of emergency until April 26: El Pais
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will extend the state of emergency in the country with Europe’s highest number of infections from the coronavirus by another two weeks until April 26, El Pais newspaper reported on Saturday.
Swiss coronavirus death toll rises to 540, confirmed cases top 20,000
Switzerland’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 540, the country’s public health agency said on Saturday, rising from 484 on Friday.
Spanish hotel owner turns resort over to refugees during coronavirus crisis
In a complex of holiday bungalows to the east of Madrid, Venezuelan refugees and homeless people have replaced the tourists, business meetings and wedding parties that usually fill the premises.
Britain’s Labour turns page on socialism with Starmer as new leader
Keir Starmer was elected as the leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on Saturday, pledging to bring an end to years of bitter infighting and to work with the government to contain the raging coronavirus pandemic.
Confirmed coronavirus deaths in Netherlands rise by 164 to 1,651
The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus in the Netherlands has risen by 164 to 1,651, health authorities said on Saturday.
