Covid-19: More than 3 billion told to stay home worldwide as death toll passes 20,000
PARIS, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than three billion people have been asked to stay at home in almost 70…
Portugal starts repatriation of passengers stuck on cruise ship
Passengers disembark from MSC Fantasia cruise ship in Lisbon, Portugal LISBON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 passengers aboard…
Covid-19: US has potential of becoming coronavirus epicentre, says WHO
People line up to get a test at Elmhurst Hospital due to coronavirus outbreak in Queens, New York, United States…
Update: US Congress, negotiators reach deal on US$2 trillion COVID-19 aid package
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin WASHINGTON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US senators and Trump administration officials have reached an…
Covid-19: Canada’s coronavirus economic aid package delayed
OTTAWA, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Billions in economic aid announced last week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help Canadians…
Covid-19: Cuba to quarantine tourists, close borders for month
HAVANA, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba quarantined foreign tourists from Tuesday when it seals its borders to guard against the…
Covid-19: First known US child virus death was teen ‘in good health’
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first known death of a child due to the novel coronavirus in the…
Covid-19: Packed California beaches prompt stricter virus measures
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Governor Gavin Newsom tightened California’s coronavirus lockdown, shutting parking lots at beaches and parks…
Covid-19: Pres Trump declares coronavirus fight close to end, but US cases rise
WASHINGTON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump declared the beginning of the end of the coronavirus crisis in the…
Covid-19: Brazilian Pres Bolsonaro slams quarantines, says no need for extreme ‘scorched-earth’ measures
BRASILIA, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lashed out at what he called “scorched-earth” quarantine policies to contain…