Italy’s Lombardy says emergency coronavirus measures must be extended
Italy’s northern region of Lombardy said on Friday it wanted to extend emergency measures adopted last week to try to contain Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases soared.
Google employee who was at Zurich office tests positive for coronavirus
An employee of Alphabet Inc’s Google, who had been in the Zurich office, has tested positive for coronavirus, the company said on Friday.
Berlin ITB trade fair canceled due to coronavirus
Germany’s ITB Tourism Fair has been canceled due to the spread of the coronavirus, organizers Messe Berlin GmbH said on Friday.
Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
The rapid spread of the coronavirus has increased fears of a pandemic, with the World Health Organization (WHO) raising its global spread and impact risk alert to “very high” on Friday.
France reports 19 new coronavirus cases, warns against handshakes
France on Friday reported 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases, taking the total to 57, and French Health Minister Olivier Veran recommended that people refrain from shaking hands in order to prevent infection.
Bulgaria sees no jump in migrant inflows after Turkey move, tightens border controls
Bulgaria has seen no significant increase in migrants breaching its border with Turkey, its interior minister said on Friday, after Ankara said it would no longer prevent refugees from leaving for Europe.
Prosecutors raid Costa Rican president’s offices in data privacy investigation
Prosecutors raided the headquarters of Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado on Friday as part of an investigation into possible data privacy violations by the government, the public ministry said.
Paris station evacuated after protest against Congolese singer sparks fire
Police evacuated the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris on Friday after people started fires nearby in protest against a planned concert by a singer from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Christian woman in Pakistan blasphemy row: I’ve been invited to live in France
Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, said on Friday after meeting President Emmanuel Macron that she had been invited her to live in France.
As coronavirus slams Italy, paralysis and anxiety spread
At the epicenter of Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus to date, daily lives have taken on an eerie, aimless calm. It’s at night that the worry takes over.
