Canada blasts U.S. block on 3M exports of masks as coronavirus cases set to soar
Canadian officials on Friday blasted a move by President Donald Trump to block 3M Co’s export of N95 respirator masks for use by doctors and nurses as coronavirus cases were projected to soar in the country’s most populous region.
‘From Russia with love’ mission to Italy hit by press row
Russian criticism of an Italian newspaper was “inappropriate”, Italy’s foreign and defence ministries said on Friday, in a case that has cast a cloud over Moscow’s efforts to help Rome cope with the coronavirus crisis.
Venezuelan migrants flee Colombian quarantine for their shattered homeland
Carrying small children in their arms or lugging suitcases, the Venezuelan migrants trudged along the shoulder of the highway that runs northeast out of Colombia’s capital Bogota, the first steps on a long and unexpected journey home.
Russian ventilators sent to U.S. made by firm under U.S. sanctions: Russia newspaper
Ventilators delivered by Russia to the United States for coronavirus patients were manufactured by a Russian company that is under U.S. sanctions, Russia’s RBC business daily reported on Friday.
Spat over presidential election tests Poland’s ruling coalition
Poland’s conservative ruling alliance faced the risk of a split on Friday after a junior partner refused to support a plan to allow a presidential election to take place on May 10, as scheduled, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
UK PM Johnson stays in isolation as Queen prepares to address the nation
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he was remaining in isolation with mild symptoms of COVID-19, including a raised temperature, seven days after he first tested positive for the new coronavirus which causes the respiratory disease.
Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities: Erdogan
Turkey imposed a partial curfew on citizens under the age of 20 effective from midnight on Friday as part of measures against the coronavirus outbreak, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
‘Ridiculous’ block-long lines at banks greet Argentine pensioners, at high risk for coronavirus
Argentina’s elderly, the highest-risk group for coronavirus complications, crowded in long lines on Friday to withdraw pensions as banks scrambled to keep up with demand and extended their hours through the weekend amid a national quarantine.
Exclusive: Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported coronavirus deaths
The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia’s capital city said suggested that deaths from the new coronavirus may be higher than officially reported.
Too early to talk of green shoots on coronavirus admissions: senior UK medic
There are green shoots in terms of public behaviour in the response to the coronavirus outbreak but it is too early to say the same of hospital admissions, England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam said on Friday.
