UK working quickly as it can on ventilators: PM’s spokesman
Britain is working as quickly as it can to get ventilators, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday, after London was criticised for not taking part in an EU scheme to try to buy the breathing machines to tackle the coronavirus outb…
Turkish town, villages first to be quarantined over coronavirus
One town and four villages in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Rize have been quarantined over the coronavirus outbreak, the local mayor said on Friday, in the first case of a lockdown in the country since the beginning of the outbreak two weeks ago.
Spain reports 769 new coronavirus deaths but says daily rise stabilizing
Spain’s death toll from the coronavirus rose by 769 overnight to 4,858, but a senior health official said the daily increase in the number of fatalities was stabilizing.
British PM Johnson still working with mild symptoms of coronavirus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is still able to work in an office and study at No. 11 Downing Street, his spokesman said on Friday after the British leader announced he had contracted coronavirus and had mild symptoms.
Swiss death toll from coronavirus hits 197, confirmed cases top 12,000
The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 197 people, the country’s public health agency said on Friday, rising from 161 people on Thursday.
Italy has not reached coronavirus contagion peak: national health chief
Coronavirus infections in Italy have not reached their peak, the head of the country’s national health institute said on Friday, the day after more than 6,150 people tested positive and 712 died in single 24-hour period.
UK’s Queen Elizabeth last saw PM Johnson on March 11, is in good health
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth last saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has tested positive for coronavirus, on March 11 and she remains in good health, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.
Coronavirus brings new taboos in famously freewheeling Amsterdam
The spread of coronavirus is giving rise to new social taboos in famously libertine, free-wheeling Amsterdam, with many no longer hugging their friends or pushing their way past others, to avoid the risk of infection.
Indonesia doctor hits the streets to curb coronavirus
After a busy session at his clinic, Indonesian doctor Fakhrurrozi hops on the back of a motorized tricycle with a loud-hailer to urge residents to stay at home to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Poll finds Russians split over allowing Putin to extend rule
Russia is sharply divided over a constitutional change that would allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036, an opinion poll published on Friday has found.
