Spain to treat thousands of coronavirus patients in conference hall as toll tops 1,000
Spanish authorities said on Friday they would turn a Madrid conference center into a giant makeshift military hospital for thousands of coronavirus patients, as Europe’s second-worst outbreak claimed another 235 lives.
Coronavirus death toll in England rises to 167
A further 39 people have died in England after testing positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths in the country to 167, the National Health Service said on Friday.
Ventilator rush: UK says new ones will be approved next week
Britain said on Friday that engineering companies had come up with an emergency ventilator prototype to treat coronavirus patients that could be approved next week, though one industry source told Reuters full production was several weeks away.
Poland donates 430 thousand litres of confiscated spirits for disinfectant
Nearly half a million litres of confiscated vodka and rectified spirit will be sent to Polish public institutions in need of disinfectant amid the coronavirus outbreak, Poland’s prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
Germans warned: Keep your distance or face a curfew
Germany may enforce a nationwide curfew if the country’s 83 million people fail to keep their distance from each other this weekend to curb the spread of coronavirus, government and health leaders said on Friday.
Brazil Senate approves state of emergency to fight coronavirus
Brazil’s Senate on Friday approved a presidential decree declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus epidemic, allowing the government to waive fiscal targets and free up budget resources to fight the virus that has killed seven and infected 62…
Coronavirus death toll in Italy’s Lombardy jumps some 380 in a day -source
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of a nationwide contagion, has risen by around 380 in a day to some 2,550, a source said on Friday.
Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle
Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to check the spread of coronavirus across the densely populated region of 1.9 billion people.
On French Riviera, overhead police drone gives coronavirus orders
The rare person venturing onto deserted beaches below the palm-fringed Promenade des Anglais along the Nice seafront will hear a coronavirus health warning from above, blared from a drone: “Keep a safe distance of at least one metre between people.”
Belgian Charleroi airport closes from March 24 until April 5
Belgium’s Charleroi airport said on Friday it would close for business from 23:59 CET on March 24 to April 5, with a possibility to extend that period, because airlines have suspended flights due to the coronavirus epidemic.
