Canada will not rule out border closures to fight coronavirus
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday said he would not rule out closing the nation’s borders or forcing people arriving from foreign nations to go into self-isolation to help combat a coronavirus outbreak.
UK will have power to order people to quarantine – health secretary
Britain will have the power to force people to quarantine if necessary as part of its strategy to fight coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told BBC television on Sunday.
Two Goldman Sachs employees test positive for coronavirus
Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Sunday two of its employees were diagnosed with coronavirus.
Bulgaria to ban incoming flights from Italy, Spain
Bulgaria will ban incoming flights from Italy and Spain as of midnight (2200 GMT) on March 17 as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, its transport minister said.
Two medics at Austrian hospital test positive for coronavirus
Two medical workers have tested positive for coronavirus in Austria’s university hospital Uniklinum Salzburg, the regional authorities reported on Sunday.
Philippines’ coronavirus death toll rises to 12, cases spike to 140
The Philippines recorded four additional coronavirus deaths and 29 new cases, bringing the domestic tally of infections to 140, as authorities placed the entire capital Manila under “community quarantine” for about a month beginning Sunday.
China state media accuses U.S. politicians of spreading ‘political virus’
Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China, the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday, as a war of words escalated between the two countries over China’s handling of the epidemic.
Britain set to isolate people over 70 as it steps up coronavirus plan
Britain will isolate older people “within weeks” and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government said as it stepped up measures that have so far been less stringent than elsewhere in Europe.
First Russian-Turkish patrol on Syrian highway cut short by protests
Russia and Turkey cut short their first joint patrol in Syria’s Idlib on Sunday after rebels and civilians opposed to a ceasefire agreement cut off a main roadway to block its path, according to witnesses and Russian news agencies.
Tunisian beach resorts face up to coronavirus blight
Ammar Jouini had been optimistic about this year, hoping that after Tunisia’s tourism sector finally recovered from years of pain caused by militant attacks in 2015, his souvenir business might also be looking up.
