JPMorgan restricts global travel to protect against virus: Bloomberg News
JPMorgan Chase & Co issued global restrictions on non-essential travel to protect its employees and business against the spreading coronavirus, the Bloomberg News https://bloom.bg/2vnxhyW reported late on Thursday.
World faces coronavirus pandemic; markets brace for global recession
The world prepared for a coronavirus pandemic on Friday as hopes the disease could be contained to China vanished and investors dumped equities in expectation of a global recession.
Lithuania confirms first coronavirus infection
Lithuania reported its first coronavirus infection on Friday, in a woman who returned this week from a visit to Italy’s northern city of Verona, the government said, as the disease spreads rapidly worldwide.
Turkey says will not stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe after troops killed
Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, a senior Turkish official said, as Ankara responded on Friday to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an air strike by Syrian government forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region.
New Zealand’s PM says Australia’s deportation policy is ‘corrosive’
Australia’s deportation policy is so “corrosive” that it has soured its bilateral relationship with New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday, a rare bust-up between the two historic allies.
New Zealand confirms first case of coronavirus – health ministry
New Zealand’s health ministry on Friday confirmed the country’s first case of coronavirus in a person who recently returned from Iran.
Italian man becomes Nigeria’s first case of coronavirus – minister
An Italian man who arrived in Nigeria three days ago has become the African country’s first case of coronavirus, the health minister said on Friday, as infections spread rapidly worldwide.
Vietnam to suspend visa-free travel for South Koreans: Yonhap
The Vietnamese government plans to suspend visa-free travel for South Koreans starting on Saturday amid concerns about the coronavirus spreading, Yonhap News Agency said on Friday.
Hyundai shuts down factory after worker tests positive for coronavirus
A Hyundai Motor worker has tested positive for the new coronavirus, leading to a suspension of production at one its factories in South Korea’s southeastern city of Ulsan, the company said on Friday.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested on illegal assembly charges
Hong Kong police arrested publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing, and two other pro-democracy activists on Friday on charges of illegal assembly.
