Poland to close borders to foreigners, quarantine returnees
Poland will ban foreigners from entering the country from Sunday and impose a 14-day quarantine on its citizens returning home in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday.
Hezbollah: Not against aid, even from IMF, but depends on terms
Hezbollah does not oppose foreign aid to Lebanon, even from the International Monetary Fund, as long as the help does not impose conditions that harm the national interest, its leader said on Friday.
Factbox: Here’s what the new U.S. restrictions on Europe mean for travelers
The United States will suspend travel from certain European countries for 30 days beginning at midnight on Friday as part of an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
El Salvador president seeks emergency powers to fight coronavirus
El Salvador’s Congress will on Friday debate temporarily suspending a range of civil liberties including the right to freely enter and exit the country, as President Nayib Bukele resorts to tougher measures to curb coronavirus.
Coronavirus work-from-home push means long nights, employee health checks for cloud firms
Italian IT shop owner Simone Merlini joined a 2 p.m. call on Wednesday to do something that sounded fairly straightforward: demo three Amazon.com Inc cloud services to a new client.
Kosovo confirms first coronavirus cases, an Italian and a Kosovar
Kosovo reported its first coronavirus cases on Friday, in a 20-year-old Italian woman and a 77-year-old Kosovar man.
Egypt reports 13 new cases of coronavirus, bringing total to 93
Egypt reported on Friday 13 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total of cases detected in the country to 93, the health ministry said in a statement.
Slovenian parliament confirms center-right cabinet of PM Jansa
Slovenia’s parliament confirmed late on Friday the 16-member cabinet of the center-right Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who has pledged to do everything to slow the spread of the coronavirus epidemic in the country.
Slovak election winner secures four-party coalition with cabinet deal
Slovakia’s anti-corruption Ordinary People (OLANO) party, the winner of a February election, has agreed a four-party governing coalition after the parties struck a deal on cabinet seats, the parties’ leaders said on Friday.
Trump declares U.S. emergency as coronavirus chaos spreads
U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the quickly spreading coronavirus on Friday, opening the door to more federal aid to combat a disease that has infected over 138,000 people worldwide and left more than 5,000 dead.
