Irish St. Patrick’s Day parades canceled over coronavirus: RTE
All Irish St. Patrick’s Day parades, including Dublin’s main celebration that draws around 500,000 revelers from all over the world each year, were canceled on Monday due to the risk of a further coronavirus spread, local media reported.
Number of confirmed UK coronavirus cases rises to 319, health ministry says
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom has risen to 319 from 273, the health ministry said on Monday.
UK says all those returning from Italian areas under lockdown must self-isolate
Britain said on Monday anyone returning from areas in northern Italy which have been placed under a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus must self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of whether they show any symptoms of illness.
Mexican president says women’s national strike will not have ‘big impact’ on economy
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said a one-day national strike by women on Monday will not have “a big impact” on economy, with the government continuing to function normally.
China reports no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside epicenter
Mainland China reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside the epicenter of Hubei province for the second day running on Monday, but a top Communist Party official warned against people dropping their guard.
At least 43 killed in attack on Burkina Faso villages
Unidentified assailants killed at least 43 people in raids on villages in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, in one of the deadliest such attacks of the past year, the government said.
Two U.S. service members killed in Iraq during counter-ISIS mission
Two U.S. service members were killed in north central Iraq while accompanying Iraqi security forces on an mission targeting Islamic State, the U.S. military said in a statement on Monday attributing the deaths to “enemy forces.”
Turkey sentences ousted pro-Kurdish mayor to jail
The ousted mayor of Turkey’s mainly Kurdish Diyarbakir province was sentenced on Monday to more than nine years in prison for membership of a terrorist organization, a judicial source said.
UK discusses possible steps to stem coronavirus spread: PM Johnson’s spokesman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and officials discussed on Monday “a range of steps” which could be used to contain and delay the spread of coronavirus in the coming weeks at an emergency meeting, his spokesman said.
Poland sets up health checks on borders
Poland will conduct health checks at its borders to stem the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday.
