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US extends European travel ban to UK and Ireland to contain coronavirus
President Donald Trump has taken a coronavirus test but said on Saturday that his temperature was “totally normal”, and his administration extended ...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 ...Spain reports 1,500 new cases amid reports of planned nationwide lockdown
Spanish media reported that the country’s government will announce that it is placing tight restrictions on movement for the nation of 46 ...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”, ...Namibia and Rwanda report first cases
A Spanish couple who arrived in Namibia on Wednesday have both tested positive for the virus, reports Reuters news agency. The Namibian ...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. ...Abu Dhabi Louvre closes
The Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi has said it will close to the public from Sunday until the end of March. The ...Apple closing all stores outside China until March 27 due to virus
Apple is closing all of its stores outside China until March 27 in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus ...Italy’s coronavirus ground zero sets virtuous example
For three weeks, children’s play has not echoed in the main piazza of the town of Codogno, overlooked by a statue of ...