British woman in Bali is Indonesia’s first confirmed coronavirus death
A 53-year-old British woman hospitalized on the resort island of Bali has died from the coronavirus, Indonesia’s first recorded death from the disease, officials said on Wednesday.
‘Corona!’ Thermal camera protects Erdogan in Turkish parliament
President Tayyip Erdogan appeared in Turkey’s parliament with an extra cameraman on Wednesday – an aide with a thermal camera checking people he met for fever which could be linked to coronavirus.
Life under lockdown: Wuhan’s windows, balconies and rooftops
The central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus is believed to have originated, remains under lockdown after more than 50 days, even as the world’s attention has shifted to other hotspots.
Dutch coronavirus cases jump by a third to 503: health authorities
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the Netherlands increased by a third on Wednesday to 503, Dutch health authorities said.
More than 500 medical sites struck in Syria since 2016: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has documented more than 500 military attacks on medical facilities in Syria since it began counting them in 2016, with nearly as many deaths among staff and patients.
Italy, Britain wield economic axes to try to slay coronavirus
Italy earmarked $28.3 billion to soften the economic impact of the world’s second-biggest coronavirus outbreak on Wednesday as the Bank of England slashed interest rates just hours before announcing a budget designed to stave off recession.
Merkel’s comment on virus infecting most people can cause panic: Czech PM quoted
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s comment that 60% of the population will be infected by the coronavirus may cause panic, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said, news agency CTK reported on Wednesday.
Egypt jails prominent political figure for a year over ‘false news’
An Egyptian court sentenced one of the leading activists of the 2011 “Arab Spring” uprising to a one-year prison term on Wednesday after convicting him of spreading false news, a judicial source and a lawyer said.
Ukraine to ban mass gatherings, close schools for three weeks
Ukraine’s government decided on Wednesday to ban mass gatherings and close schools for three weeks in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Wuhan told to go back to work as new cases of coronavirus subsides in China
Some vital industries in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic, were told they can resume work on Wednesday, a day after President Xi Jinping visited there for the first time since the outbreak began.
