Dutch minister for medical care collapses during coronavirus debate
The Dutch minister for medical care collapsed briefly on Wednesday during a debate in parliament on the coronavirus because of what he called exhaustion from weeks of intense work.
Brazil records two new deaths from coronavirus
Two more people have died from the new coronavirus in Brazil, the Sao Paulo state health authority said on Wednesday, bringing confirmed deaths from the infectious disease in the country to three.
Brazil health minister: More restrictive COVID-19 measures may be needed
Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on Wednesday that more restrictive measures might be needed to lock down social interaction as the coronavirus epidemic advances.
Italy threatens to ban outdoor exercise as coronavirus deaths surge
The Italian government threatened on Wednesday to ban all outdoor exercise as the coronavirus death toll soared to 2,978 and frustration grew over the number of people defying a nationwide lockdown order.
Italian unions urge post office to cut workload after coronavirus kills two
Italian unions urged the national post office Poste Italiane on Wednesday to cut the number of people at work and make sure that all employees have face masks and plastic gloves after two of them died from the coronavirus.
British skiers stuck in coronavirus lockdown at Bulgaria resort
Dozens of confused and fearful British tourists were stranded in a lockdown at the Bulgarian ski resort of Bansko on Wednesday after three people there tested positive for coronavirus.
EU struggles to unlock borders hit by coronavirus curbs
European Union ministers sparred for more than four hours on Wednesday over emergency border curbs imposed to combat coronavirus that have stranded passengers and supply trucks in lengthy queues from Hungary and Poland to Austria and Italy.
British banker told to pay 14 million euros in German fraud trial
Two British bankers were handed a suspended jail sentence on Wednesday and one was told to pay a 14 million euro penalty in Germany’s biggest post-war fraud trial of a scam involving multi-billion-euro trades to get bogus tax reclaims.
Ireland’s call for retired medics to return to work gets huge response
Ireland’s health service was inundated by offers from former healthcare professionals prepared to return to frontline service to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, a day after the government made its call to arms.
Pakistan confirms first two deaths from coronavirus – minister
Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed its first two deaths from coronavirus as the total number of infected patients in the country climbed to 260, the health minister said on Twitter.
