Botswana’s president, lawmakers out of quarantine after testing negative for coronavirus
President Mokgweetsi Masisi and all of Botswana’s lawmakers have been released from two weeks in quarantine after testing negative for the coronavirus, a senior official said on Thursday.
Chinese citizen journalist resurfaces after going missing in Wuhan
A Chinese citizen journalist who posted videos about the coronavirus situation in the city of Wuhan has resurfaced after going missing for almost two months, saying in a YouTube video that he had been forcibly quarantined.
Taiwan says Chinese carrier group has ended South China Sea mission
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that a Chinese aircraft carrier group which this month sailed down Taiwan’s east coast had ended its mission in the South China Sea on Wednesday.
Finland PM to work from home as precaution against coronavirus
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin will work from home from Thursday as a precaution against possible exposure to the coronavirus, her office said.
WHO is indispensable partner for Germany, Merkel says
The World Health Organisation is an indispensable partner for Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, distancing her government from President Donald Trump’s pause in U.S. funding to the global body.
Merkel urges Germans to show resilience for long-haul virus battle
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged Germans to show endurance and discipline to get through the coronavirus pandemic that is “still at the beginning”, and called for a bigger European Union budget to support economic recovery in the bloc.
Silence shrouds London’s deserted midnight party land
At midnight, silence shrouds London’s party land.
Serbia reopens border crossings for Hungarian commuters
Serbia and Hungary have agreed to reopen three checkpoints on their border from Thursday morning to allow access for commuter workers, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
Philippines nears 7,000 coronavirus cases, reports 16 new deaths
The Philippines’ health ministry on Thursday reported 16 new coronavirus deaths and 271 confirmed infections, ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision whether to lift or extend quarantine measures on the country’s main island.
UK’s poor testing could slow emergence from lockdown, Deutsche Bank says
The United Kingdom’s poor novel coronavirus testing capacity means that it is likely be one of the world’s laggards to exit the stringent lockdown that has so badly hammered its consumption-based economy, Deutsche Bank said on Thursday.
