Italy has yet to hit coronavirus peak, lockdown set to be extended
Coronavirus infections in Italy have yet to reach their peak, the head of the country’s national health institute said on Friday, as officials warned that lockdown restrictions would have to be extended beyond April 3.
Use soap, not guns, and fight virus ‘bare hands’, Pakistan video says
A deeply conservative, tribal region of Pakistan is spreading an animated, Pashto-language video to warn its population about the coronavirus – and taking a shot at its gun culture in the process.
Backing for Mexican president hits record low in coronavirus crisis: poll
Support for Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has fallen below 50% for the first time, hit by criticism of his response to the coronavirus crisis, public security concerns and a struggling economy, a daily tracking poll showed on Friday.
From behind a closed door, infected UK PM Johnson coordinates coronavirus battle
A knock at the door and the sound of retreating footsteps – that is how British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will have food and paperwork delivered from the outside world for the next seven days after he tested positive for coronavirus overnight.
Slovenia orders quarantine for those returning from coronavirus hotspots
Slovenia will quarantine all citizens returning from locations that have reported a large number of coronavirus cases, government spokesman Jelko Kacin told a news conference on Friday.
Spain’s cabinet blocks employers using coronavirus as a pretext for layoffs
Spain’s cabinet has approved measures to prevent employers from taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to lay off workers, labour minister Yolanda Diaz said on Friday.
Coronavirus death toll rises to 759 in United Kingdom, up 31% in one day
Britain said 759 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus by 1700 GMT on Thursday, a jump of 181 people in 24 hours.
Cannabis street prices surge under coronavirus lockdown in France
The street price of cannabis in French cities has surged after tight border controls imposed as part of a nationwide lockdown to slow the coronavirus outbreak disrupted the flow of illegal narcotics and drug gangs hiked their rates.
Pandemic could spark unrest among West’s urban poor: Red Cross aid agency
Social unrest could erupt among the urban poor and marginalized in the West’s biggest cities as they lack sources of income amid the COVID-19 crisis, the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Friday…
Irish intensive care units nearing capacity, PM says
Ireland’s intensive care units (ICU) will be at capacity within a few days given the rate of spread of coronavirus and the health service has plans in place to deal with the extra demand, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday.
