Iraqi government imposes curfew in Baghdad over coronavirus concerns
The Iraqi government has imposed a curfew in the capital Baghdad as of March 17 until March 24 to prevent coronavirus from spreading, the state news agency said on Sunday.
Pope in dramatic visit to empty Rome to pray for end of virus
Pope Francis ventured into a deserted Rome on Sunday to pray at two shrines for the end of the coronavirus pandemic, as the Vatican said his Easter services will be held without the public for the first time.
Canada will not rule out border closures, urgently seeks to hire nurses
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday said he would not rule out closing the nation’s borders or forcing people arriving from abroad to go into self-isolation to help combat a coronavirus outbreak.
Britain set to isolate over-70s as coronavirus deaths rise to 35
Britain will isolate older people “within weeks” and force into quarantine anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the government said as it stepped up measures that have so far been less stringent than elsewhere in Europe.
France asks airlines to help citizens stuck in Morocco
France has asked airlines to help bring back thousands of French citizens stuck in Morocco after the North African country halted flights because of the coronavirus, French Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Sunday.
No border closure between France and Germany, French presidency says
Steps taken on the Franco-German frontier as a result of the coronavirus outbreak are not border closures, but a strengthening of controls, France’s presidency said on Sunday.
Vietnam’s coronavirus cases rise to 57 – health ministry
Vietnam has confirmed four more cases of coronavirus, all among foreign nationals, its health ministry said on Sunday, bringing its total number of cases to 57.
Gulf states extend coronavirus precautions to bourses, shipping, public parks
Gulf Arab states expanded measures against the new coronavirus on Sunday with the United Arab Emirates shuttering several public venues including parks and the Abu Dhabi bourse trading hall, as infections continued to spread in the region.
UK coronavirus cases rise to 1,372, deaths rise to 35- Dept of Health
British cases of coronavirus rose 20% to 1,372 in the last 24 hours, while the number of deaths increased to 35 from 21 on Saturday, health authorities said on Sunday.
Lagos pipeline blast kills 15, destroys several buildings – Nigerian officials
A pipeline explosion on Sunday killed at least 15 people and destroyed about 50 buildings after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, emergency services said.
