Hungary curbs inbound travel, bans public gatherings over coronavirus
Hungary on Wednesday banned inbound travel from Italy, South Korea, Iran and China for non-Hungarians in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Serbia bars indoor gatherings, closes some border crossings to counter coronavirus
Serbia barred all indoor gatherings and said it would close some small border crossings and step up health controls at others to stem the spread of the coronavirus infection.
Belgium has first coronavirus death, briefly holds liner
Belgian authorities held a cruise ship with more than 3,000 people on board in the port of Zeebrugge on Wednesday morning over suspected cases of the coronavirus after the country reported its first death from the disease.
Iranians told to stay at home as coronavirus death toll rises to 354
Iran urged people to stay at home, avoid unnecessary journeys and spread no rumors about the coronavirus on Wednesday after the death toll from the virus rose to 354 in the Islamic Republic.
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Greece of Nazi tactics against migrants at border
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Greek security forces on Wednesday of behaving like Nazis for using force against migrants trying to cross the border from Turkey into the European Union.
British woman in Bali is Indonesia’s first confirmed coronavirus death
A 53-year-old British woman hospitalized on the resort island of Bali has died from the coronavirus, Indonesia’s first recorded death from the disease, officials said on Wednesday.
‘Corona!’ Thermal camera protects Erdogan in Turkish parliament
President Tayyip Erdogan appeared in Turkey’s parliament with an extra cameraman on Wednesday – an aide with a thermal camera checking people he met for fever which could be linked to coronavirus.
Life under lockdown: Wuhan’s windows, balconies and rooftops
The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus is believed to have originated, remains under lockdown after more than 50 days, even as the world’s attention has shifted to other hotspots.
Dutch coronavirus cases jump by a third to 503: health authorities
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the Netherlands increased by a third on Wednesday to 503, Dutch health authorities said.
More than 500 medical sites struck in Syria since 2016: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has documented more than 500 military attacks on medical facilities in Syria since it began counting them in 2016, with nearly as many deaths among staff and patients.
