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‘Total’ lockdown for Chile capital after virus spike
Chile’s government ordered a mandatory total quarantine for the capital Santiago on Wednesday after a 60 percent spike in coronavirus infections in ...Tensions mount as Scotland goes its own way on virus lockdown
First independence. Then Brexit. Now Scotland’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak has stirred up fresh tensions with the UK government, despite an ...Mauritius says battle ‘won’ as all virus patients discharged
Mauritius on Wednesday declared wary victory in its first battle with coronavirus, saying it had “zero” active patients and had not documented ...Swim, jog, but no sunbathing: France reopens some beaches
Runners and swimmers rediscovered the sea air Wednesday as France opened a selection of Atlantic coast beaches closed during the coronavirus lockdown, ...Sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco trapped by virus and poverty
Deprived of work and access to aid, thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa living in Morocco are struggling to make ends meet ...Chinese city in partial lockdown over ‘major risk’ of virus spread
A northeastern Chinese city has partially shut its borders, cut off transport links and closed schools after the emergence of a local ...Spain plans keeping borders closed until July
Spanish authorities are planning to keep borders closed to most travellers from abroad until July, two foreign ministry sources said on Wednesday, ...Surge in virus deaths rocks northern Nigeria
Surging death tolls in northern Nigeria have sparked fears that coronavirus is spreading out, combining with established diseases to pose a lethal ...Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll at 184 on Wednesday
Spain’s daily death toll from the coronavirus inched up on Wednesday to 184 fatalities from 176 on Tuesday, the country’s health ministry ...Dubai reopens parks, hotel beaches in further easing of curbs
The United Arab Emirates business and tourism hub Dubai has allowed public parks to reopen and hotel guests to access private beaches, ...