The president warns that the peak of the infection rate has not yet been reached in Russia.
Read More »Roadmap of lockdown lifting in Greece: May 4 – begin of July, 2020
Greece ‘s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday afternoon the roadmap according to which the lockdown will be gradually lifted. Starting on May 4 government plans extend over a period of 45 days, that is until beginning of July. “We were confronted with an invisible and sneaky enemy, we …
Read More »European holiday resorts could open with ‘tourist corridors’ set up to protect holidaymakers
Ministers from nine countries, including France, Italy, Greece and Spain, wrote to European Union chiefs yesterday warning the industry faces collapse if measures are not rolled out soon.
Read More »A young boy was killed by a police stray bullet during a coronavirus curfew. Now his parents want answers
Perched on his apartment balcony in Nairobi, 13-year-old Yassin Hussein Moyo curiously watched police patrol the streets with his mother and siblings. A coronavirus related curfew had just started when a stray bullet struck him in the stomach.
Read More »Coronavirus death toll 54% higher in England and Wales than daily stats showed
The true death toll from the coronavirus in England and Wales up to April 17 was 54% higher than the UK government’s daily figures, according to Britain’s Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Read More »South Africa hero Siya Kolisi is helping townships during lockdown
South Africa’s World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi remembers the sound of hunger gnawing in his belly when he was young. So, the man from the townships can certainly empathize with the pain lockdown is inflicting on the less fortunate in his country.
Read More »Drones help fight coronavirus by delivering medical supplies
US startup Zipline is reducing vulnerable people’s exposure to coronavirus in Africa by using drones to deliver medical supplies
Read More »Lakers return $4.6 million coronavirus relief loan
The Los Angeles Lakers has repaid a $4.6 million coronavirus relief loan the professional basketball organization received as part of the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program.
Read More »Coronavirus: France mandates masks for schools and transport
Face masks will be compulsory on public transport and in secondary schools when France lifts curbs.
Read More »Coronavirus: Tests to be rolled to care homes, more workers and over-65s
All staff and residents in care homes in England are now eligible for tests, the health secretary says.
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