The Middle East Airlines Company announced, in a statement on Saturday, that “at the request of the Lebanese government, the Airline will operate flights to Paris, Madrid and Kinshasa, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020,” adding that “the times of these flights will be declared upon obtaining the necessary permissions from ... Read More »
Health Ministry: Coronavirus Cases Rise to 520, No Deaths
Lebanon registered 12 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday raising the tally to 520 infected, the Health Ministry said in its daily report on the virus. The Ministry said it tested 550 individuals for coronavirus in the previous 24 hours. No deaths were reported Saturday leaving the total number at ... Read More »
Britain set for long lockdown as death toll rises to 4,313
Britain is unlikely to lift its stringent lockdown rules until the end of May, once the spread of the coronavirus has started to slow, a leading government adviser said on Saturday as the death toll rose to 4,313. The government has put Britain into a widespread shutdown, closing pubs, restaurants ... Read More »
Italy coronavirus death toll rises by 681, intensive care falls
The death toll from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 681 to 15,362, a somewhat lower rise than those seen in recent days, while the number of patients in intensive care fell for the first time, the Civil Protection Agency said on Saturday. The total number of confirmed cases ... Read More »
More than 60,000 deaths worldwide from coronavirus – latest updates
Countries across the world continue to ramp up efforts to fight Covid-19, which has infected more than 1.1 million people and killed around 60,450, a majority of them in Europe. Here are the latest updates for April 4: Coronavirus global toll crosses 60,000 The coronavirus pandemic has killed over 60,000 ... Read More »
Glimmer of hope? Spain’s coronavirus deaths down for second day running
A total 809 people died in last 24 hours – but figure suggests contagion may have peaked Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll has fallen for the second day running, figures released on Saturday show. A total 809 people who tested positive for Covid-19 died over the past 24 hours, down from ... Read More »
Germany and France accuse US of taking face masks as international tensions rise
‘We view this as an act of modern piracy. Such wild west methods can’t dominate, even in a global crisis,’ Berlin’s interior minister says Germany and France have accused the US of taking face masks already ordered by Europe as the coronavirus pandemic continued to cause rising international tensions. Politicians ... Read More »
Coronavirus: China holds national ‘wail of grief’ to remember Covid-19 victims
China held a three-minute national moment of reflection on Saturday morning to honour those killed by the coronavirus outbreak, as the global number of cases passed the one million mark with the international death toll surpassing 58,000. Citizens stood apart from one another with heads bowed at 10am local time as flags flew at half-mast and air raid sirens sounded ... Read More »
Sweden’s liberal pandemic strategy questioned as Stockholm death toll mounts
A spike in novel coronavirus infections and deaths in Stockholm has raised questions about Sweden’s decision to fight the outbreak without resorting to the lockdowns that have left much of Europe at a standstill. Governments across Europe have closed schools and taken draconian measures to limit exposure to possible carriers ... Read More »
With over a million coronavirus cases, economic freefall looms
Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 53,000 fatalities, a Reuters tally showed on Friday, as death tolls soared in the United States and western Europe while the world economy nosedived. In the space of just 24 hours, 6,095 infected people died – ... Read More »