What you need to know about coronavirus today
Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus epidemic today:
Czech government bans most travel in and out of country to fight coronavirus
The Czech government has imposed a ban on foreigners entering the country and Czechs traveling abroad as of Monday as it tries to curb the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday.
UK plan for coronavirus based on scientific advice: PM’s spokesman
Britain’s plan for dealing with coronavirus is based on scientific and medical advice and it is up to individual companies to choose to take other steps, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.
Poland’s president calls off Russia trip due to coronavirus: official
Polish President Andrzej Duda will not travel to Russia next month due to the coronavirus outbreak, a government official said, missing ceremonies marking the 10-year anniversary of a plane crash that killed Poland’s president, central bank chief and m…
Iraqi religious authorities say U.S. air strike hit civilian airport
A U.S air strike hit an Iraqi civilian airport under construction in the holy Shi’ite Muslim city of Kerbala and killed one worker, Iraqi religious authorities said on Friday.
Iraqi military condemns U.S. air strikes
Iraq’s military condemned overnight U.S. air strikes on Friday, saying they had killed six people and describing them as a violation of sovereignty and a targeted aggression against the nation’s formal armed forces.
Catholics rail against ‘Christ in quarantine’ church closures in Rome
Catholics criticized a cardinal’s order to close churches in Rome on Friday to help contain the spread of coronavirus and Pope Francis cautioned against “drastic measures”.
Singapore revises electoral boundaries as election looms
Singapore has revised its electoral boundaries, an official report said on Friday, a move usually seen as a precursor to a general election, which one analyst saw as imminent, before a coronavirus outbreak could worsen.
South African ex-president Zuma’s bid to stop corruption trial is rejected
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has rejected former president Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal a lower court’s decision that he should stand trial for corruption, a registrar of the court said on Friday.
Swiss court overturns acquittal of Muslim group officials in video case
Switzerland’s highest court overturned the acquittals of two officials from the country’s biggest Islamic religious group and rejected a third’s appeal of his conviction, in a case over videos that prosecutors say illegally glorified violence.
