Feeling ‘caged’ by coronavirus alarm, pope delivers Sunday address over internet
Saying he felt “caged,” Pope Francis delivered his Sunday blessing over the internet from inside the Vatican on Sunday instead of from a window to stop crowds gathering during Italy’s coronavirus outbreak.
Factbox: Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world
The number of people infected with coronavirus topped 111,000 across the world as the outbreak reached more countries and caused more economic damage.
Moscow city: people ignoring coronavirus self-isolation rules could face prison
Moscow city authorities threatened prison terms of up to five years on Sunday for people failing to self-isolate in their homes for two weeks after visiting countries hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak.
Don’t come back, Italy’s south tells emigres in virus-hit north
Italy’s southern regions warned hundreds of thousands of its people who emigrated to the wealthy north of the country not to return home, amid fears of an exodus from a no-go zone set up to halt an outbreak of coronavirus.
Hong Kong records third coronavirus death: health authorities
A 76-year-old Hong Kong woman became the third coronavirus patient who died in the Chinese-ruled city, the Hospital Authority said on Sunday.
Vietnam’s coronavirus cases jump to 29: health ministry
Vietnam’s number of coronavirus cases jumped to 29 on Sunday from 20 a day earlier, the Southeast Asian country’s Ministry of Health said.
Iran reports further jump in deaths from coronavirus
Iran said 194 people had died from coronavirus and 6,566 were now infected, in a TV announcement by the Health Ministry on Sunday.
Women’s rights activists attacked then detained in Kyrgyzstan
Police in Kyrgyzstan detained dozens of women’s rights activists on Sunday shortly after journalists witnessed the protesters being attacked by masked men.
Iran’s coronavirus cases reach 6,566, with 194 deaths: health ministry
Iran’s health ministry said on Sunday that total coronavirus cases have risen to 6,566, while the death toll has reached 194, according to state television.
IranAir stops all flights to europe: IRNA
IranAir has stopped all flights to European destinations, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the Civil Aviation Organization.
