Starbucks and others shut shops in Italy amid coronavirus lockdown
From Starbucks to Giorgio Armani, several Italian and foreign groups shut down their shops in Italy as the country fights to contain the worst outbreak of coronavirus outside China.
France’s coronavirus death toll close to 50, new restrictions imposed
France’s coronavirus death toll rose by almost 50% to 48, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday, adding new restrictions would be implemented to try and contain the outbreak.
Swiss step up measures to curb spread of virus epidemic
Switzerland stepped up measures on Wednesday designed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus that has killed four people and sickened hundreds in the Alpine country and devastated neighboring Italy.
U.S. gives details on Iran sites under scrutiny of U.N. nuclear watchdog
One of the three sites in Iran about which the U.N. nuclear watchdog says it has raised questions that Tehran has failed to answer may have hosted uranium metal, the United States said on Wednesday, providing new details on the locations.
World Health Organization calls coronavirus outbreak ‘pandemic’ for first time
The World Health Organization described the new coronavirus as a pandemic for the first time on Wednesday, adding that Italy and Iran were now on the frontline of the disease and other countries would soon join them.
Iran agrees to send black boxes of crashed jet to Ukraine: official
Iran’s aviation authority has agreed to send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for analysis, Iran’s representative at the United Nations’ aviation agency told Reuters.
Iran agrees to send black boxes of crashed jet to Ukraine: official
Iran’s aviation authority has agreed to send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for analysis, Iran’s representative at the United Nations’ aviation agency told Reuters on Wednesday.
Costa Rica reports 22 coronavirus cases, nearly double prior tally
Costa Rica’s health ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the number of coronavirus cases in the Central American country increased to 22, up from 13 previously reported.
Coronavirus may have reached Italy from Germany, scientists say
A team of scientists in Milan believes Italy’s coronavirus epidemic might have come to the country via Germany and not directly from China as many experts initially assumed.
Number of coronavirus deaths in Britain rises to eight
The number of people in the UK who have died after testing positive for coronavirus has risen to eight after the death of two elderly people, health officials said.
