Hong Kong issues ‘red’ alert against travel to Ireland, UK and U.S.
Hong Kong issued a “red” travel alert urging people to adjust their plans and avoid non-essential travel to Ireland, Britain and the United States, as the city hunkers down to contain any further outbreak of coronavirus in the global financial hub.
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan close borders after first coronavirus cases
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan effectively closed their borders on Sunday after Central Asia’s two biggest nations confirmed their first coronavirus cases.
France asks air companies to help citizens stuck in Morocco
France has asked aviation companies to help bring back thousands of French citizens stuck in Morocco after it halted flights with 30 countries over the coronavirus, French Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Sunday.
First Russian-Turkish patrol on Syrian highway cut short – news agencies
Russia and Turkey were forced to cut short their first joint patrol under a ceasefire deal along an east-west highway in northwest Syria on Sunday due to rebel provocations, the Russian Defense Ministry was cited as saying by Russian news agencies.
Malaysia virus tally hits highest in Southeast Asia due to mosque event
Malaysia reported 190 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, with most linked to a religious event at a mosque that was attended by 16,000 people from several countries.
Second case at Austrian hospital after medic tested positive for coronavirus
One person has tested positive for coronavirus in the neonatal care department of Austria’s university hospital Uniklinum Salzburg after an anesthesiologist contracted the virus, the regional authorities reported on Sunday.
Bulgaria to pay medics on coronavirus frontline extra
Bulgaria will raise the salaries of all medics involved in treating coronavirus patients by 1000 levs ($566) per month as it steps up measures to contain the fast-spreading infection, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Sunday.
Lockdowns and entry bans imposed around the world to fight coronavirus
France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people, Australia ordered self-isolation of arriving foreigners and other countries extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus.
Israeli Arab party backs Netanyahu’s rival Gantz
The main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won support from Israel’s Arab party on Sunday to form a government, potentially undermining Netanyahu’s plan to stay in power atop a proposed unity cabinet to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
UK government evokes wartime Blitz spirit for fight against coronavirus
Britain’s government has called for a national effort similar to the one which helped the country survive during the Second World War as it prepares to fight the spread of coronavirus.
