Brazil’s Bolsonaro, who met with Trump last week, tests negative for coronavirus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was recently in the United States and met with U.S. President Donald Trump, has tested negative for coronavirus, according to a post on his Facebook page on Friday.
Italy’s coronavirus deaths surge as Lombardy seeks tougher curbs
The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 250 in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily increase ever recorded by any country, as the worst-affected Lombardy region asked for a complete shutdown of factories and offices.
Spain declares emergency as coronavirus shuts down parades, schools, shops
Major Spanish regions shut shops, bars and restaurants, car plants ground to a halt and Easter parades were canceled as Spain prepared to enter a 15-day state of emergency on Friday, in a sharp escalation of its fight against the coronavirus.
Embattled Malawi president dissolves cabinet
Malawi President Peter Mutharika dissolved his cabinet on Friday ahead of a possible presidential election in May.
Section of Transandino pipeline destroyed in attack with explosives
An explosion destroyed a section of pipeline in southern Colombia but did not cause an oil spill, Ecopetrol subsidiary Cenit said on Friday.
Denmark shuts its borders for one month to curb spread of coronavirus
Denmark announced on Friday it would shut its borders to most foreign visitors for a month from Saturday, in a move unprecedented in peacetime as part of efforts to halt the spread of coronavirus.
U.S. summoned Chinese ambassador over Beijing’s coronavirus comments, U.S. official says
The U.S. State Department on Friday summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States to protest against comments by a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman who had suggested the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan.
China’s coronavirus epicenter reports just five cases; Beijing tomb-sweepers urged to stay back
The Chinese city of Wuhan, ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak, reported just five new cases on Friday, the second day in a row the tally has been less than 10, while no locally transmitted infections were reported in the rest of the country.
Irish contingency plans include coronavirus patients in hotel beds
Ireland’s contingency plans to fight the coronavirus if the outbreak becomes significantly worse includes seeking additional bed capacity in hotels, the country’s health service provision chief said on Friday.
Airlines seek cost cuts and aid to survive coronavirus
British Airways warned of job losses and Norwegian Air said it had “weeks not months” to avert collapse, as airlines look for cost cuts and government help in the face of a crippling travel slump brought on by the coronavirus.
