Roads quiet but Underground packed as Britain goes into virtual lockdown
Roads were much quieter than usual on Tuesday after Britain went into virtual lockdown to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but London Underground trains were crammed with people and streets were far from deserted.
France eyes ‘shadow army’ of fruit pickers as coronavirus bites
France appealed on Tuesday to workers laid off by the coronavirus crisis to help farmers pick fruit and vegetables that will otherwise be left to rot in the fields due to a shortage of seasonal workers.
Australia faces new restrictions as coronavirus cases jump
Australia will close food outlets at shopping centers, place limits on weddings and funerals and ban overseas travel, the government said on Tuesday, after a jump in the number of coronavirus infections.
Saudi Arabia reports first coronavirus death, an Afghani resident
Saudi Arabia has recorded its first death from the coronavirus in a 51-year-old Afghani resident, Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Abdelali told a televised news conference on Tuesday.
What is lockdown? Britons, including senior minister, are confused
The minister tasked with explaining lockdown to Britons sowed more confusion on Tuesday as he contradicted himself on children moving between households, was unclear about the status of construction sites and said toy and clothes deliveries could carry…
Polish new virus constraints will not influence election: PM
New constraints that are being introduced in Poland due to coronavirus will not influence the presidential election scheduled for May 10, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday.
Taiwan says WHO ignored its coronavirus questions at start of outbreak
Taiwan accused the World Heath Organization of ignoring its questions at the start of the coronavirus outbreak, part of what it has long described as a pattern that puts it at risk because of Chinese pressure to exclude it from international bodies.
British supermarkets limit customers to enforce social distancing
Britain’s supermarkets have started limiting the number of customers in stores at any one time to enforce social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.
Britain wakes up to coronavirus lockdown, confusion continues
Britain awoke to a virtual lockdown on Tuesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered people to stay at home, shops to close and an end to all social gatherings to halt the spread of coronavirus.
Experts warn Japanese growing complacent of coronavirus risk
Infectious disease experts guiding the Japanese government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak sounded the alarm on Tuesday that people are not taking the threat seriously.
