Health
Jordan extends coronavirus curfew, to deliver food to homes nationwide
Jordan said on Monday it would extend a curfew indefinitely, with supermarkets and other stores closed, and deliver food across the country ...Nepal announces nationwide lockdown
The Nepal government on Monday announced a nationwide lockdown from 6 am (local time) on 24 March in the wake of the coronavirus ...Corona-hit Denmark extends lockdown until April 13
Denmark’s prime minister has just announced that a nationwide lockdown will be extended until 13 April. The lockdown has closed schools and ...Switzerland coronavirus cases rise by 1,046 to 8,060
Swiss health authorities reported 1,046 (not 956) more coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of people who have tested positive in Switzerland ...India to ground domestic passenger flights because of virus
India will ground all domestic passenger flights from Wednesday to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, the government said, as more ...Spain’s coronavirus death toll adds 462 overnight
The coronavirus death toll in Spain has reached 2,182, adding 462 fatalities overnight, the health ministry said on Monday. The number of ...Global emergency efforts ratcheted up as pandemic deaths soar
Global emergency efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic ratcheted up Monday with more nations and cities imposing extraordinary lockdowns, as the death ...Turkish Airlines suspends nearly all international flights
Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines suspended nearly all international flights as of Monday until April 17. The only exceptions are New York, ...UK calls in army and warns people to stay home or face lockdown
Britain sent in the army to deliver protective equipment to hospitals on Monday and told people to stay at home and heed ...Merkel goes into quarantine as Germany imposes extreme restrictions on public
Chancellor Angela Merkel will go into quarantine after coming into contact with a doctor who had tested positive for the coronavirus. Merkel ...