WHO’s Tedros urges world to ‘double down’ against virus pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged all countries on Thursday to “double down” in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump stops Europe flights, China says coronavirus outbreak may end by June
Travelers scrambled to rebook flights and markets reeled on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping restrictions on travel from Europe, hitting battered airlines and heightening global alarm over the coronavirus.
Argentina suspends visas to travelers from coronavirus-hit countries
Argentina has temporarily stopped issuing visas to travelers from countries hardest-hit by coronavirus, including the United States, China and countries in Europe, in a bid to stem the spread of the virus in the South American nation.
Philippines’ Duterte announces ‘lockdown’ of Manila to fight coronavirus
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday announced a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila, as well as community quarantine measures, in what he called a “lockdown” of the capital to arrest the spread of coronavirus.
Airline crisis deepens as U.S. puts Europeans in coronavirus quarantine
European airlines bore the brunt of a dramatic expansion of the coronavirus crisis on Thursday, as U.S. travel curbs on much of the continent deepened the sector’s misery and piled more pressure on governments to offer emergency support.
Shanghai says travelers from more countries to face quarantine
China’s financial hub Shanghai will from March 13 require travelers from France, Spain, Germany and the United States to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival, the city government said on Thursday.
Saudi-led coalition blocks separatist leaders from returning to Aden
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen blocked southern separatist leaders from returning to Aden city, Yemeni officials said on Thursday, as a deal to end a power struggle in the south with the Saudi-backed government faltered.
China’s Hubei province unveils measures to support virus-hit economy
China’s Hubei province, the center of a coronavirus pandemic, has unveiled a raft of measures to support local economic growth, the provincial government said on Thursday.
Brazil’s gangs emerge as major cocaine exporters, flooding Europe with white powder
Years of rooting out drugs at the Brazilian seaport of Santos had given customs inspector Oswaldo Dias a good nose for suspicious cargo. A shipment of second-hand backhoes, bound for Europe late last year, seemed fishy.
Death toll in Iran from coronavirus reaches 429: health official
Iran on Thursday reported 75 new deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, bringing the death toll to 429 in the worst-hit country in the Middle East.
