Coronavirus further isolates Iran, strains South Korea, Italy
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rose to 16 on Tuesday, the most outside China, heightening its international isolation as dozens of worst-hit nations from South Korea to Italy accelerated emergency measures to curb the epidemic’s global spread.
Italy reports coronavirus case in Sicily, first south of Rome
Italian authorities on Tuesday reported a woman had tested positive for coronavirus in Sicily, the first case south of Rome, as the country struggles to prevent the outbreak spreading from its origin in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto.
Turkey says 132 on flight from Iran to be quarantined
All 132 passengers and crew on a Turkish Airlines plane from Tehran will be quarantined for 14 days and tested for possible coronavirus infection at a hospital in Ankara, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Tuesday.
EU Commission advises staff not to go to Lombardy over virus
The European Commission has advised its staff not to travel to the northern Italian region of Lombardy over coronavirus concerns and told officials who went to the most affected areas in northern Italy to stay at home for two weeks.
Turkish-backed rebels say they seized town in Syria’s Idlib in first advance
Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have seized the town of Nairab in northwest Syria’s Idlib province, Turkish and rebel officials said on Tuesday, the first area to be taken back from advancing Syrian government forces.
Germany tightens carnival security after 52 hurt when car drives through crowd
Germany increased security at some carnival processions on Tuesday after a local man ploughed his car into a parade in the western German town of Volksmarsen, injuring 52 people, including 18 children.
Italy probes “insane” prices for coronavirus masks, sanitizers
Italian authorities have begun an investigation into rocketing online prices for hygienic masks and sanitizing gels following the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy, two senior magistrates said on Tuesday.
Mubarak, the ‘Pharaoh’ toppled by the Arab Spring, dies at 91
Hosni Mubarak, who died on Tuesday, never expected to be president. But when a very public assassination thrust the former bomber pilot into the job, he made it his mission never to give it up.
Virus ‘literally knocking at the door’, WHO warns countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on countries on Tuesday to boost their readiness against coronavirus, saying the virus is “literally knocking at the door”.
Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak dies: state TV
Egypt’s ousted former President Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91, state television said on Tuesday, weeks after undergoing surgery.
