SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s most populous state recorded its highest daily rise in coronavirus cases on Tuesday and officials warned of harsher penalties for anybody violating self-isolation orders as the country stepped closer to a full lockdown. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks during a state memorial honouring victims of the Australian bushfires at
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FILE PHOTO: Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven speaks during a news conference after the second day of the European Union leaders summit, held to discuss the EU’s long-term budget for 2021-2027, in Brussels, Belgium, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a rare live television address to
LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – The world’s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre Europe, with the number of deaths in Italy outstripping those in mainland China, where the virus originated. With over 242,000 infections and nearly 10,000 deaths, the epidemic has stunned the world
COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD, March 21 (Reuters) – One prisoner died and three others were injured when fighting broke out on Saturday in a Sri Lankan jail over rumors of coronavirus, as governments across South Asia tightened restrictions on movement to try to stem infections. A worker cleans the hand railings at an empty shopping mall amid concerns
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Shops closed across Turkey on Thursday to help halt the coronavirus spread, dimming the economy’s prospects and raising questions for hundreds of thousands of workers after Ankara pledged $15 billion in support and advised Turks to stay home. FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks during a news conference following a coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: Passengers wait aboard the cruise liner MV AidAmira as the ship sits at dock after it was quarantined due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cape Town, South Africa, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa ports authority said on Thursday that tests have come back negative for
FILE PHOTO: The jet d’eau water fountain is pictured in the lake Leman in Geneva, Switzerland, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) – Three people employed by the U.S. diplomatic mission in Geneva have contracted coronavirus, but are in “good condition”, a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, declining to give specifics. U.S. Secretary
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian researchers said on Tuesday they have mapped the immune responses from one of country’s first coronavirus patients, findings the health minister said were an important step in developing a vaccine and treatment. FILE PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was identified as the cause of
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Mondays are usually slow on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Ipanema beach, but Ana Nunes, who rents parasols and chairs there, said business was down 80% due to the coronavirus outbreak that has prompted authorities to warn against gathering in crowded areas. FILE PHOTO: People gather in Ipanema beach one day
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it was shutting major tourism and cultural venues to contain the spread of coronavirus and announced a $27-billion plan to counter the outbreak’s economic impact. FILE PHOTO: Travellers wear masks as they arrive at the Dubai International Airport, after the UAE’s Ministry of Health and
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Unions and student groups in Colombia on Friday said a strike planned for March 25 to protest against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque will go ahead but they canceled public marches to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. The planned strike would be the first one this year
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a protective mask, is seen at the Alvorada Palace, after reports of the coronavirus in Brasilia, Brazil, March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado RIO DE JANEIRO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was recently in the United States and met with U.S. President Donald Trump, has tested negative for coronavirus,
SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Governments and central banks readied more emergency measures to tackle the economic impacts of the coronavirus on Friday as Asian markets suffered their worst weekly crashes since the 2008 financial crisis. FILE PHOTO: People wear protective masks following an outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Panama City, Panama March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Erick
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday sharply criticized the U.S. decision to restrict travel from most European countries to contain the coronavirus pandemic, and said the crisis required global cooperation not unilateral action. FILE PHOTO: EU Council President Charles Michel (not pictured) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Orders for all visitors arriving in Israel to self-isolate for two weeks could be eased if the coronavirus outbreak begins to spread locally en masse, one of the country’s epidemic management team said on Tuesday. A man wearing a mask walks in the departures terminal after Israel said it will require
ROME (Reuters) – All of Italy under lockdown, reeling financial markets and rioting prisoners made clear on Monday how the global coronavirus epidemic was extending its reach into all aspects of social and economic life. Police officers wearing protective masks make checks on people at Milan’s main train station following a government decree that has