German minister: Coronavirus crisis won’t make Brexit easier
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said the coronavirus crisis would not make Brexit negotiations easier, adding that Berlin would use its EU presidency in the second half of the year to ensure there is a “good result” for both the EU and Britain.
Few hundred daily coronavirus cases will enable easing lockdown: Germany’s RKI
Germany’s infectious diseases institute on Friday said the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country needs to fall to a few hundred a day before lockdown measures can be eased further and also called for more widespread testing.
No touching: locked-down care home residents reunite with family
Cecile Oury could not embrace her mother, an 89-year-old resident of a French nursing home, and they were divided by a transparent plastic screen, but they were at least together for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.
Indonesia reports 436 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily jump
Indonesia reported its biggest daily jump in coronavirus infections after identifying 436 new cases, taking the total to 8,211, data provided by health ministry official Achmad Yurianto showed on Friday.
From stage to supermarket: London lighting designer turns delivery driver
When the coronavirus epidemic struck, Elliot Griggs was working on a new stage production in London.
Vigilant against coronavirus, Asia’s Muslims keep faith and distance as Ramadan begins
Governments of Asian nations with large Muslim populations urged people to keep their distance while observing their faith as Islam’s fasting month of Ramadan began on Friday, shrouded in fear over the coronavirus.
Malaysia reports 88 new coronavirus cases and one new death
Malaysian health authorities on Friday reported 88 new coronavirus cases and one more death.
Lesbian couple’s custody case takes China into uncharted legal waters
A Chinese lesbian couple’s landmark court battle over the custody of their two children has stirred debate over LGBT rights and put a spotlight on a legal vacuum created by the absence of a same-sex marriage law.
Philippines’ coronavirus infections top 7,000
The Philippines’ Health Ministry on Friday reported that confirmed cases of the new coronavirus have risen to more than 7,000.
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region
The first person in Sadad Dakhare’s two-bedroom apartment in Oslo, Norway, to show symptoms was his 4-year-old niece. Next, his mother, his sister and he himself fell ill. Then, about a week after his niece became sick, Dakhare heard his 76-year-old fa…
