Australia injects $11.4 billion coronavirus stimulus, extends travel restrictions
Australia’s government said it would pump A$17.6 billion ($11.4 billion) into the economy to try to stop the coronavirus outbreak triggering a recession, as it weighed an extension of travel restrictions following a formal pandemic declaration.
Kazakhstan suspends all public events over coronavirus
Kazakhstan is suspending all public events and closing schools and colleges in response to the coronavirus outbreak, authorities said on Thursday.
China says coronavirus peak has passed as epicenter logs single-digit new cases
China’s coronavirus epidemic has passed its peak, its top health commission said on Thursday, as it logged just eight new infections in Hubei province, the first time the epicenter of the outbreak recorded a daily tally of less than 10.
Czechs to start checks on German, Austrian borders: interior minister
The Czech Republic is introducing controls on its borders with Germany and Austria and banning crossings away from official frontier border posts to help fight the spread of the coronavirus, Interior Minister Jan Hamacek said on Wednesday.
In indigenous Colombia, Venezuelan migration sparks conflict
In the sun-baked scrubland of northern Colombia’s remote La Guajira province, a bitter quarrel rages between two neighboring Wayuu indigenous families, one of them seeking refuge from a humanitarian crisis across the border in Venezuela.
Algeria confirms first coronavirus death – state radio
Algeria has registered its first coronavirus death, state radio reported on Thursday.
UK sees no need for its own U.S.-style travel ban: finance minister Sunak
British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday that Britain did not see the need for a U.S-style flying ban as part of its response to the spread of coronavirus.
China says peak of coronavirus epidemic has passed
China has passed the peak of the coronavirus epidemic, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
India orders international cricket matches in empty stadiums to combat coronavirus
The India government has ordered upcoming international cricket matches to be played in empty stadiums, as travel operators warned of an unprecedented impact of a blanket visa ban by the government to combat the spread of coronavirus.
Turkey largely agreed with Russia on details of Idlib ceasefire: Anadolu
Turkish and Russian officials have largely reached an agreement on details of a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib region during talks in Ankara, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by state media on Thursday.
