New Zealand extends lockdown by a week, to ease measures on April 27
New Zealand will extend the lockdown measures in place to beat the coronavirus by a week, after which it will move to a lower level of restrictions, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.
Tokyo governor’s coronavirus plea inspires social distancing game
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s entreaty to residents to keep away from each other to halt the spread of the coronavirus has inspired a computer game of her navigating through crowds while uttering her daily “mitsudesu” call for social distancing.
Gunman kills at least 16 in Nova Scotia in Canada’s worst mass shooting
A gunman who at one point masqueraded as a policeman killed at least 16 people in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia during a 12-hour rampage, authorities said on Sunday, in what was the country’s worst modern-era mass shooting.
Guatemala says 50 migrants deported from U.S. test positive for coronavirus
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Sunday a total of 50 migrants deported by the United States to Guatemala have tested positive for coronavirus, including 14 sent to the Central American nation on a Tuesday flight.
New Zealand set to announce whether to ease virus lockdown measures
New Zealand’s top leadership met on Monday to decide on whether to ease harsh lockdown measures put in place to stamp out the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
Prince Harry and wife Meghan cut ties with four British tabloids: media
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have cut ties with some of Britain’s biggest tabloids and said they will adopt a policy of “zero engagement” with them, British media reported on Monday.
China reports 12 new mainland coronavirus cases on April 19, eight imported
China reported 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 19, down from 16 a day earlier, with no new deaths, the country’s health authority said on Monday.
Australians told restrictions must stay even as new virus infections slow
More than 150 Australian economists on Monday warned the government against easing social distancing rules aimed at halting the spread of the new coronavirus even as the rate of infections slowed to a multi-week low.
Mexico registers 8,261 confirmed coronavirus cases, 686 deaths
Mexican Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Sunday that Mexico has registered a total of 8,261 confirmed coronavirus cases and 686 deaths.
Gunman kills at least 13 in Nova Scotia in Canada’s worst mass murder since 1989
A gunman in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia killed at least 13 people, including a policewoman, during a 12-hour rampage, authorities said on Sunday, in the worst act of mass murder the country has seen in more than 30 years.
