UK has not reached COVID-19 peak so lockdown will stay: health minister
Britain has not yet reached the COVID-19 peak which would allow for an easing of tight restrictions of movement, health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday.
PM Abe calls for nightlife self-restraint across Japan: NHK
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called for citizens across Japan to avoid evening spots like bars and restaurants, NHK reported, in a ratcheting of social distancing guidance to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
Two dead, four missing after India power plant dyke gives way
Two people died and four others are missing, feared dead, after a fly ash dyke gave way at a coal-fired power plant in the Singrauli district in central India on Friday, a local official told Reuters, the third such incident in the district in a year.
Bangladesh extends coronavirus lockdown, India’s Modi mulls longer restrictions
In South Asia’s latest moves to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has extended its nationwide lockdown by 11 days while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on Saturday with states to decide whether to extend its own stringent re…
Bulgaria shuts nuclear reactor for annual maintenance
Bulgaria’s only nuclear plant, Kozloduy, has shut one of its two 1,000-megawatt reactors for planned annual maintenance, it said on Saturday.
Thailand reports 45 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths
Thailand reported on Saturday 45 new coronavirus infections and two more deaths.
Germany’s coronavirus cases rise by 4,133, deaths by 171: RKI
Germany’s number of confirmed coronavirus infections rose by 4,133 on Saturday to 117,658, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed.
Australia’s Cardinal Pell urges Christians to embrace suffering: paper
Suffering should be embraced and redeemed through service even when a result of a miscarriage of justice, Australia’s Cardinal George Pell, who spent 404 days in jail before his sexual abuse conviction was overturned this week, wrote on Saturday.
Wedding streamers: Indonesia couple takes big day online to keep coronavirus at bay
For Indonesian couple Mohamad Nurjaman and Ugi Lestari Widya Bahri, their wedding meant the most important day of their lives, to be celebrated in front of hundreds of happy guests.
New Zealand reports 2 coronavirus deaths, Australia has 56
New Zealand said on Saturday there had been two new deaths due to the coronavirus – its biggest daily total to date despite the low number and bringing the total to four in a country that’s halfway through a four-week nationwide lockdown.
