There have now been over 2,000 coronavirus victims in Italy, 2,158, a rise of 349 on Sunday, Emergency Commissioner and Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said Monday. The previous day's…
Boris Johnson has told Britons to avoid pubs, clubs, restaurants and theatres and to only make essential journeys in the "national fightback" against coronavirus. The prime minister told a Downing…
Microsoft rolled out a new live dashboard to track the COVID-19 outbreak. The company said its aggregating data for the dashboard from trusted sources like the World Health Organization (WHO), the…
Emirates has suspended services to 30 destinations across its network in a bid to comply with travel restrictions introduced to prevent the spread of Covid-19 by air travel. The latest…
Every parent can relate – washing hands properly has become synonymous with keeping healthy. And what could be more fun than washing your hands while singing along with Mariah Carey!…
Woolworths in Australia has introduced special hours in its supermarkets to ensure that elderly and people with disabilities will be able to shop in less crowded aisles during the coronavirus…
Updated 17:07 Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced that as from midnight tomorrow restaurants, bars, cinemas, gyms and local clubs (kazini) are to remain closed. Deliveries and take-aways will be…
Travel restrictions and a slump in demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have forced airlines to lay off staff and cut more flights. On Monday, British Airways owner…
Georgia on Monday banned all foreigners from entering the country over coronavirus concerns the prime minister’s spokesman, Irakli Chikovani, told a briefing. Georgia has reported 33 confirmed cases of…
The European Union has introduced a 30-day restriction on all non-essential travel to the bloc in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The European Union's executive on Monday proposed…
The Spanish government has decided to implement never-before-seen measures in terms of the country’s healthcare system, in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking at a…
Germany’s southern state of Bavaria on Monday announced a fund worth up to 10 billion euros ($11.21 billion) to help the region withstand the coronavirus outbreak, its premier said, declaring…
Colombian President Ivan Duque announced strict measures Sunday to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, including blocking entry to the country to all except citizens and residents and shutting…
Israel has long been known for its use of technology to track the movements of Palestinian militants. Now, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to use similar technology to stop the…
Pakistan closed its borders with Iran and Afghanistan on Monday for two weeks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. All education institutions across the country also shut down from today following…
The president of the Valle d'Aosta region, Renzo Testolin, has issued an ordinance prohibiting non-residents from entering Valle d'Aosta and invited those present in the territory to return home. Four…
Hungary will close its borders, postpone cultural and sports events and take fiscal and monetary steps to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said…
Don Giuseppe Corbari, a priest in the parish of Robbiano di Giussano, a small centre in Brianza, has celebrated mass with a difference. Seeing that his parishioners cannot attend church…
Switzerland’s militia army is getting ready to increase its support in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected over 1,500 people nationwide. For the first time, the Swiss…
Workers spray disinfectant as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19 in Beirut, Lebanon, 16 March 2020. According to reports, Lebanon registered its third death from the COVID-19…
An increasing numbers of African countries are confirming coronavirus cases, prompting many to announce measures to control the spread of the virus. Ghana is the latest nation to ban entry…
Global deaths and infections from the coronavirus have surpassed those inside China for the first time since the beginning of the outbreak. Worldwide infections have grown to more than 87,000,…
The coronavirus outbreak in France is "very worrying" and "deteriorating very fast", the head of the country's health service said Monday. "The number of cases double every three days," Jerome…
Germany has become the latest country to close borders as European nations try to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland were shut…
A Philippine Army soldier uses a thermal scanner to check body temperature of a vehicle driver entering a quarantine border of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 16 March 2020. Philippine…
French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the coronavirus and the topic of border controls on Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leading EU officials Charles Michel and Ursula…
On Monday morning, easyJet said it would continue to operate rescue flights for short periods "where we can" to repatriate passengers; however, it would also be cutting operations further. "These…
Closing Spain’s borders is among the options under consideration to help stem the coronavirus outbreak, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska told radio station Cadena Ser on Monday. Marlaska said he…
Italy’s government is ready to intervene again if needed as measures approved so far are not enough to support businesses through the coronavirus crisis, Italy’s Prime Minister said on Monday.…
Turkey reported 12 new cases of the virus on Monday, its highest daily rise since the country announced its first case last week. Two of the new cases were related…
The Dutch government has announced that schools and childcare centers throughout the country will be closed from Monday. Schools will only be open for children of parents who have vital…
The Australian state of Western Australia has frozen all household fees, including electricity, water, public transport fares and motor vehicles charges. The state has declared a state of emergency. WA…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday said he would not rule out closing the nation's borders or forcing people arriving from abroad to go into self-isolation to help combat…
European Union finance ministers plan to agree on Monday on a coordinated economic response to the coronavirus pandemic, with the European Commission forecasting the effects of the virus could push…
The three states bearing the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe have all recorded their highest death tolls for a single day. Italy saw 368 deaths bring its total…
The Moroccan government suspended all international air routes to and from its territory until further notice. Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the decision in a press release on Sunday,…
A Serbian flag files over the Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, Serbia, 15 March 2020. On Sunday, the Serbian authorities declared the state of emergency on Sunday over the situation…
Denmark is planning to pay employees in the private sector 75% of their salary if there is no guarantee they can work because of the Coronavirus crisis. The decision comes…
The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday, according to a government official. The National…
New York's mayor has ordered restaurants, bars and cafes to only sell food on a take-away or delivery basis as the city battles to halt the spread of COVID-19. Bill…
Army specialists in protective suits sprayed disinfectant in train stations and police in surgical masks ordered casual strollers to go home on Sunday after Spain clamped down during a coronavirus…
Cool ride-pooling has put a series of precautionary measures into action to ensure the safety of clients and employees in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. The service will be…
The Italian Minister of Transport Paola De Micheli is preparing to adopt, at the request of the President of the Sicilian Region Nello Musumeci, a series of measures to contain…
The French luxury goods group LVMH is to start producing hand sanitiser at three of its perfume and cosmetics factories for distribution to French hospitals fighting the country’s coronavirus outbreak.…
Brussels on Sunday imposed an EU-wide export ban for some medical protective equipment in a bid to keep sufficient supplies within the bloc, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…
The coronavirus epidemic in the UK will last until next spring and could lead to 7.9 million people being hospitalised, a secret Public Health England (PHE) briefing for senior NHS…
In the wake of suspended air connections to and from abroad, the Polish government in cooperation with the state flag carrier LOT Airlines are organising special charter flights to various…
A Polish chemist from the Wrocław University of Technology, Prof. Maciej Drąg and his team of researchers, together with their counterparts at Lubeck University in Germany have made a breakthrough…
Deserted roads, sounds of sirens are becoming the common scene in most of Italy. The situation is dramatic and brings memories of war time Italy. This time, the people in…
The heavy toll coronavirus has taken on northern Italy has been highlighted in devastating footage of a newspaper’s obituary section. A reader of the L’Eco di Bergamo – a daily…
International travel and internal movement in many countries will be severely curtailed by restrictions set to come into effect over the coming days. Walls are being raised and mass quarantines…
The death toll of coronavirus victims in Italy reached 1,809. Over the past 24 hours there was an increase of 368 deaths. On Saturday, this went up by 175. 2,335 people…
The Prefecture of the Papal Household announced that Holy Week celebrations in Rome will take place without the physical presence of the faithful, in an attempt to contain the spread…
The international travel industry faces a widespread shutdown over coronavirus fears after airlines announced new flight reductions and more countries introduced travel bans and isolation requirements. Travel businesses were hit…
Governments across Europe have intensified their search for ventilators as doctors and hospitals prepare for a continuing surge in patients infected with the Covid-19 virus. Ventilators are machines designed to…
The Chamber of SME's in a statement said that the announced support measures will have no impact and are no way close to what businesses need in order to sustain…
Germany's borders to Austria, Switzerland, and France will be closed starting Monday morning in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, according to the Spiegel magazine and the…