In China’s coronavirus epicenter, just five new cases
China’s Wuhan city, ground zero of the new coronavirus outbreak, reported five new cases on Friday, the second day in a row the tally has been less than 10, while no locally transmitted infections were reported in the rest of the country.
Kazakhstan confirms first three coronavirus cases
Three Kazakh citizens have tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from Germany or Italy, Healthcare Minister Yelzhan Birtanov said on Friday, the first cases of the disease in the Central Asian country.
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Czech government bans most travel in and out of country to fight coronavirus
The Czech government has imposed a ban on foreigners entering the country and Czechs traveling abroad as of Monday as it tries to curb the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday.
UK plan for coronavirus based on scientific advice: PM’s spokesman
Britain’s plan for dealing with coronavirus is based on scientific and medical advice and it is up to individual companies to choose to take other steps, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.
Poland’s president calls off Russia trip due to coronavirus: official
Polish President Andrzej Duda will not travel to Russia next month due to the coronavirus outbreak, a government official said, missing ceremonies marking the 10-year anniversary of a plane crash that killed Poland’s president, central bank chief and m…
Iraqi religious authorities say U.S. air strike hit civilian airport
A U.S air strike hit an Iraqi civilian airport under construction in the holy Shi’ite Muslim city of Kerbala and killed one worker, Iraqi religious authorities said on Friday.
Iraqi military condemns U.S. air strikes
Iraq’s military condemned overnight U.S. air strikes on Friday, saying they had killed six people and describing them as a violation of sovereignty and a targeted aggression against the nation’s formal armed forces.
Catholics rail against ‘Christ in quarantine’ church closures in Rome
Catholics criticized a cardinal’s order to close churches in Rome on Friday to help contain the spread of coronavirus and Pope Francis cautioned against “drastic measures”.
Singapore revises electoral boundaries as election looms
Singapore has revised its electoral boundaries, an official report said on Friday, a move usually seen as a precursor to a general election, which one analyst saw as imminent, before a coronavirus outbreak could worsen.
