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Countries bolster virus defences as Spain cases spike
Governments around the world ramped up the battle against the new coronavirus on Saturday by shutting borders and promising cash injections, as ...US declares virus emergency as new epicenter Europe locks down
US President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency as the World Health Organization named Europe the new epicenter of the ...Saudi Arabia halting international flights
Saudi Arabia will stop flights into the kingdom for two weeks starting from Sunday. The ban applies in all except “exceptional cases”, ...Norway urges citizens to come home
Norway is now asking its own citizens to return home as soon as possible, and advising against travel to all foreign countries, ...Jet2 cancels all flights to Spain
All Jet2 flights to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands have been cancelled with immediate effect, the British low-cost airline has announced. ...Qatar confirms 58 new cases
Qatar’s health ministry has confirmed 58 new cases of coronavirus, taking the Gulf state’s total number of infections to 320, state news ...London Marathon postponed until October
Organisers of the London Marathon have said all runners who had a place in this year’s race will be contacted on Friday ...Sport Relief kicks off amid coronavirus concern
Sport Relief – the UK’s biennial charity fundraising telethon – got under way on BBC TV on Friday night with an acknowledgement ...Cyprus limits entry to country
Cyprus limits entry to country In the last hour, the Cypriot government has announced that only its citizens, along with other Europeans ...Trump ‘may add’ UK to travel ban
President Donald Trump says that he “may add” the UK to the list of European countries affected by the US travel ban. ...