Lebanon closes schools until March 8 to curb coronavirus spread
Lebanon’s Education Ministry on Friday announced the closure of all schools until March 8 as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.
Just one American with coronavirus still in hospital: Vice President Pence
Of dozens of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, only one patient is still in the hospital, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday.
Germany enacts new health security measures against coronavirus infections
A German government crisis committee on Friday widened cross-border travel guidelines and canceled major international events, measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak.
A small Delhi hospital overwhelmed by wave of violence
As deadly violence erupted in the northeast of New Delhi this week, with armed mobs rampaging the streets, a small hospital located in a densely packed Muslim neighborhood found itself at the epicenter of the unrest.
UK’s Johnson says coronavirus top priority, as first Briton dies
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said slowing the spread of the coronavirus was now his government’s top priority, shortly after news on Friday that the first Briton had died of the disease after contracting it on a cruise ship moored in Japan.
‘Risk is very high,’ warns WHO, as coronavirus wipes $6 trillion off markets
The coronavirus spread further on Friday, with cases reported for the first time in six countries across three continents, battering markets and leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise its impact risk alert to “very high.”
UK says number of coronavirus cases has risen to 20
Britain’s health ministry said on Friday that the number of people infected with coronavirus in the United Kingdom had risen to 20, after another patient in England had tested positive for the disease.
Italy’s Lombardy says emergency coronavirus measures must be extended
Italy’s northern region of Lombardy said on Friday it wanted to extend emergency measures adopted last week to try to contain Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases soared.
Google employee who was at Zurich office tests positive for coronavirus
An employee of Alphabet Inc’s Google, who had been in the Zurich office, has tested positive for coronavirus, the company said on Friday.
Berlin ITB trade fair canceled due to coronavirus
Germany’s ITB Tourism Fair has been canceled due to the spread of the coronavirus, organizers Messe Berlin GmbH said on Friday.
