Britain to register COVID-19 as ‘notifiable disease’: BBC
Britain will formally register COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus, as “notifiable”, BBC reported https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51730412 on Wednesday.
Japan reports one new coronavirus infection, total reaches 1,000 cases: media
Japan has confirmed another case of coronavirus infection, bringing the total in the country to 1,000 cases, including those from a cruise ship that had been quarantined off Yokohama, Kyodo News reported, citing the health ministry.
British Police charges two with attempted murder in prison attack incident
British police said http://bit.ly/38ieNx1 late on Tuesday two men were charged with attempted murder following an attack on a prison officer at Whitemoor prison in eastern England in the beginning of the year.
UK launches large-scale public advice campaign on coronavirus
The British government launched a wide-ranging public health campaign on Wednesday in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, a day after warnings that as many as one in five employees could be off work at the peak of the outbreak.
No square to spare in Australia as stores cap toilet paper ‘panic buying’ over coronavirus
Australia’s biggest grocery chain Woolworths Group Ltd and the local arm of Costco Wholesale Corp put limits on purchases of toilet paper amid “panic buying” by shoppers concerned the coronavirus would hurt availability.
UK government says 12 new positive tests for coronavirus, total now 35
British health authorities said on Sunday there had been 12 new cases of coronavirus in Britain, bringing the total to 35.
Planned mass women’s strike in Mexico like ‘Cinderella’ dream come true, organizer says
Activist Arussi Unda knew many across Mexico shared her fury over violence against women and impunity for the perpetrators, but she was still surprised when her vision of women staging a national one-day strike took off beyond her home state.
Blast at Lotte Chemical plant in South Korea injures more than 20: Yonhap
An explosion occurred at Lotte Chemical’s plant in the southwestern city of Seosan in South Korea, injuring more than 20 people, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday.
Three more die in Seattle area from coronavirus as U.S. promises 1 million test kits
The number of people with the new coronavirus in the United States climbed on Tuesday with Washington state reporting three more deaths, as authorities worked on preventing its spread and the central bank acted on Tuesday to protect the economy from th…
Trump tells Sisi U.S. to pursue efforts for deal on Ethiopia dam: Egypt presidency
U.S. President Donald Trump told Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday that Washington will keep up efforts for a deal among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile, Egypt’s presidency said.
