Virus

Poland shuts schools, theatres for two weeks

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland's prime minister on Wednesday said the government has decided to close down all educational and…

Austria shuts museums, suspends all trains to Italy

VIENNA, Austria (AFP) -- Austria said Wednesday it will close its national museums and suspend all remaining trains to neighboring…

Merkel says, open to scrapping zero-deficit rule to fight virus

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled Wednesday that she does not rule out suspending a self-imposed dogma of…

British woman dies in Bali from coronavirus

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A British woman has died in Bali from coronavirus, authorities said Wednesday, marking Indonesia's first confirmed…

46 tourists stuck on virus-hit Nile cruise boat fly home

LUXOR, Egypt (AFP) -- Egyptian authorities said Wednesday that 46 French and US tourists who had been quarantined on a…

Iran announces 63 new virus deaths, taking total to 354

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Wednesday reported 63 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours,…

Italy announces 25 billion euros to fight coronavirus epidemic

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday that Rome was allocating 25 billion euros ($28.3 billion) to…

Ukraine capital to close schools over coronavirus

KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) --Ukraine's capital Kiev announced Wednesday it was closing schools and universities until the end of March to…

North Italy leader demands total shutdown over virus

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- The head of the Lombardy region around Milan urged the Italian government Wednesday to shut down…

Beijing orders quarantine for all international arrivals

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Wednesday ordered people arriving in the city from any country to go into 14-day…

First novel coronavirus death in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- Belgium has recorded its first death from the novel coronavirus strain that is sweeping the globe,…

Morocco announces first coronavirus death

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- Morocco's health ministry said Tuesday the country had recorded its first death linked to the new…

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