Netherlands extends ban on events, to allow some school openings
The Netherlands on Tuesday extended by three months a ban on major public events, including professional sports and music festivals, until Sept. 1 to prevent a resurgence of coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.
Chinese envoy takes veiled swipe at Trump for politicizing coronavirus
China’s ambassador to the United States took a thinly veiled swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday by criticizing politicians bent on making “groundless accusations” that distract from scientific information on the deadly coronavirus.
Hundreds of Brazilians stranded by coronavirus head home from Southeast Asia
Brazilian nationals Julio de Oliveira and his wife Thamyres only wanted to enjoy a few days on a Thai beach last month, but the coronavirus outbreak turned their holiday upside down.
UK minister downplays data on extent of COVID deaths away from hospitals
Britain’s health minister sought to downplay news on Tuesday that the true extent of the country’s COVID-19 death toll was more than 40% higher than the government’s daily figures indicated as of April 10.
Austrian ski resorts’ coronavirus quarantines cut short by several days
Austrian authorities said coronavirus quarantines would be lifted this week at three of the country’s top ski resorts, including one that became a byword for mishandling the outbreak, removing the restrictions days before they were due to expire.
Italy set to ease coronavirus lockdown from May 4: Conte
Italy is likely to start easing its coronavirus lockdown from May 4 though the long-awaited rollback will be cautious and calculated, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday.
Spain pledges more economic support as coronavirus epidemic slows
Spain’s cabinet approved measures on Tuesday to support workers and businesses struggling under stringent coronavirus restrictions as officials cheered a slowing infection rate.
Ireland to ban gatherings of more than 5,000 until end of August
Ireland on Tuesday banned large-scale public events until the end of August at the earliest in a bid to rein in the coronavirus outbreak.
Exclusive: Venezuela Socialists, opposition leaders begin secret talks amid pandemic – sources
Allies of both Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his bitter foe, opposition leader Juan Guaido, have secretly begun exploratory talks as concerns grow about the possible impact of the spread of the coronavirus, according to sources on both sides….
Fearing coronavirus, expectant mothers avoid hospitals in southern Mexico
Juanita Zarate says she has helped deliver hundreds of babies in 45 years working as a midwife in an indigenous community in southern Mexico.
