Pakistan extends coronavirus lockdown, some industries to reopen in phases
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced a two-week extension to the nationwide shutdown to curb the COVID-19 spread, but said some industries would reopen in phases.
China tightens Russia border checks, approves coronavirus vaccine trials
China has approved early-stage human tests of two experimental vaccines to combat the new coronavirus as the country where the disease was first detected battles to contain imported cases, especially from Russia.
As rebel-held Syria fears virus, just one machine is there to test
A single machine at Mohamad Shahim Makki’s medical centre in Idlib province, part of Syria’s last rebel stronghold, is the only alarm that will sound when the coronavirus strikes a population of millions of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Singapore reports 334 new coronavirus infections, total reaches 3,252
Singapore’s health ministry confirmed 334 more coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking its tally to 3,252.
Human Rights Watch warns against Polish abortion debate
Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s largest human rights groupings, on Tuesday accused the Polish government of taking advantage of the coronavirus lockdown to debate new limits on abortion and sexual education.
Special Report: Hong Kong judges battle Beijing over rule of law as pandemic chills protests
The independence of Hong Kong’s judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing, senior judges in the city told Reuters, posing the gravest threat to the rule of law since Britain handed its former colony back to Chinese…
Spain, Austria ease lockdowns but WHO warns coronavirus ‘has not peaked’
Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work on Tuesday but Britain, France and India extended coronavirus lockdowns to try to rein in the most serious pandemic in a century which the World Health Organization said had “certainly” not peaked.
Exclusive: Nurses at Mexico hospital hit by coronavirus say they were told to avoid masks
Nurses at a public hospital hit by Mexico’s worst coronavirus outbreak were told by their managers not to wear protective masks at the start of the epidemic to avoid sowing panic among patients, nurses and other medical workers said.
Kazakhstan summons Chinese ambassador in protest over article
Kazakhstan’s foreign ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador on Tuesday to protest over an article saying the country was keen to become part of China, the ministry said.
Coronavirus forces Russian florists to destroy millions of roses as demand wilts
Russia’s rose growers are destroying a million flowers a day after a coronavirus-induced slump in sales, with fears of worse to come as self-isolation measures take hold across the country.
