India presidential palace isolates 500 over virus scare, Pakistan’s Khan to be tested
About 500 people entered self-isolation in staff quarters of India’s presidential palace on Tuesday, and Pakistan’s prime minister was due to be tested, as the coronavirus spreading through South Asia hit the heart of the region’s governments.
Boris Johnson, feeling better, agrees with Trump on need to reopen economies: statements
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed on the need for a coordinated international response to the coronavirus pandemic, Downing Street and the White House said in separate statements on Tuesday.
UK coronavirus deaths in hospitals rise by 828 to 17,337
A total of 17,337 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in hospitals in Britain, an increase of 828 on the figure published 24 hours earlier, health ministry data showed on Tuesday.
Georgia extends coronavirus state of emergency till May 22
Georgia on Tuesday extended until May 22 a state of emergency it declared to slow the spread of the coronavirus, government spokesman Irakli Chikovani said.
COVID hospitalisations starting to decline in London but not rest of UK
The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has started to decline in London but not elsewhere in the United Kingdom, England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam said on Tuesday.
Austria plans to reopen bars and restaurants in easing of coronavirus lockdown
Austria will allow bars, restaurants and churches to reopen on May 15 in a further loosening of its coronavirus lockdown provided infections do not surge again, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Tuesday.
Senior UK official: PM Johnson to stick to December 31 Brexit transition deadline
The top official at Britain’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that he expected Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stick to the existing end of December deadline to reach a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union.
Global coronavirus cases pass 2.5 million as U.S. tally nears 800,000
Global coronavirus infections surpassed 2.5 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with U.S. cases nearing 800,000.
After lockdown, French kids back to school in smaller classes
When France lifts a nearly two-month coronavirus lockdown on May 11, French children will go back to school in stages and in much smaller classes in order to minimise infection risk, the education minister said on Tuesday.
Coronavirus hits migrant hostel as Greece plans to ease lockdown
Dozens of migrants, including many single-parent families, accomodated at a hostel in southern Greece tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday as the government prepared for a gradual easing of a broad lockdown from April 27.
