U.S. summoned Chinese ambassador over Beijing’s coronavirus comments, U.S. official says
The U.S. State Department on Friday summoned the Chinese ambassador to the United States to protest against comments by a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman who had suggested the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus to Wuhan.
China’s coronavirus epicenter reports just five cases; Beijing tomb-sweepers urged to stay back
The Chinese city of Wuhan, ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak, reported just five new cases on Friday, the second day in a row the tally has been less than 10, while no locally transmitted infections were reported in the rest of the country.
Irish contingency plans include coronavirus patients in hotel beds
Ireland’s contingency plans to fight the coronavirus if the outbreak becomes significantly worse includes seeking additional bed capacity in hotels, the country’s health service provision chief said on Friday.
Airlines seek cost cuts and aid to survive coronavirus
British Airways warned of job losses and Norwegian Air said it had “weeks not months” to avert collapse, as airlines look for cost cuts and government help in the face of a crippling travel slump brought on by the coronavirus.
Cloud firms turn to long nights, employee health checks to survive work-from-home rush
Italian IT shop owner Simone Merlini joined a 2 p.m. call on Wednesday to do something that sounded fairly straightforward: demo three Amazon.com Inc cloud services to a new client.
Ukraine to suspend all passenger flights from March 17: Interfax Ukraine
Ukraine will suspend all passenger flights from March 17, Interfax Ukraine quoted Parliament Speaker Dmytro Razumkov as saying on Friday evening.
Poland to close borders to foreigners from Sunday
Poland will ban foreigners from entering the country from Sunday and impose a 14-day quarantine on its citizens returning home in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday.
Azerbaijan bans wedding celebrations, public events after coronavirus death
Azerbaijan has banned wedding celebrations and other public events, the authorities said on Friday, a day after it recorded its first death from the coronavirus.
Germany to shut most schools to slow coronavirus spread
Schools and kindergartens will be shut in most German states until after the Easter holiday in April, a measure designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Global sports events hit by coronavirus pandemic
Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak:
