Factbox: Global sports events hit by coronavirus pandemic
Here is a list of sports events around the world which have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak:
India reports first death from coronavirus
A 76-year-old man became the first person in India to die from coronavirus, a state health minister said on Thursday.
Kuwait gears up for coronavirus lockdown, minister urges calm
Citizens and residents of Kuwait got ready for a virtual nation-wide lockdown by rushing to supermarkets as authorities took exceptional measures against coronavirus, including banning all commercial passenger flights starting Friday.
UK’s Johnson steps up response to coronavirus, moves to delay phase
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stepped up the response to the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, moving to the so called “delay phase” which includes the option of more stringent measures designed to slow down the spread of the virus.
Airline crisis worsens as U.S. puts Europeans in coronavirus quarantine
Airlines bore the brunt of a dramatic expansion of the coronavirus crisis on Thursday, as U.S. travel curbs on much of continental Europe deepened the sector’s misery and piled more pressure on governments to offer emergency support.
China senior medical adviser: coronavirus pandemic ‘over by June’ if countries act
The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilizes to fight it, a senior Chinese medical adviser said on Thursday, as China declared the peak had passed there and new cases in Hubei fell to single digits for the first time.
Czechs shut borders to travelers from 15 countries
The Czech Republic will close its borders to travelers crossing from Germany and Austria and also ban the entry of foreigners coming from other risky countries to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Thursday.
Algeria to close schools, universities after first coronavirus death
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered schools and universities to close until April 5 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, state media reported on Thursday, after the country’s first registered death from the disease.
Bahrain accuses Iran of ‘biological aggression’ as Gulf tries to stem coronavirus spread
Bahrain accused Iran on Thursday of “biological aggression” by covering up the spread of the new coronavirus and failing to stamp the passports of Bahraini travelers, as other Gulf Arab states boosted measures to stem rising infections.
Shia militia likely to blame for killing U.S. troops in Iraq: U.S. general
Shia militia groups in Iraq were likely responsible for the attack on Wednesday that killed one British and two American troops at a base north of Baghdad, a top U.S. general said on Thursday, in remarks that leave the door open to potential escalation…
