Day: March 20, 2020

Categories Asia & Pacific

WHO welcomes ‘hope’ as Wuhan reports no new coronavirus cases – But deaths in Europe hit horrifying new record

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The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the reduction of Covid-19 cases in the Chinese city of Wuhan “provides hope for the rest of the world.” The comments come as the virus takes a terrible toll in Europe. … Read More >WHO welcomes ‘hope’ as Wuhan reports no new coronavirus cases – But deaths in Europe hit horrifying new record

Categories Health

‘You are NOT invincible’: WHO chiefs give desperate warning to world’s youth about Covid-19

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Though coronavirus has disproportionately affected the elderly and infirm, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has issued a stark warning to younger generations: “You are not invincible.” … Read More >‘You are NOT invincible’: WHO chiefs give desperate warning to world’s youth about Covid-19

Categories World

US WWII Veteran Expects ‘Wonderful Experience’ at Moscow Victory Day Celebrations

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US World War II veteran Harold Angle, now 96 years old, dodged Nazi German bullets and grenades during his military service, and ahead of the 75th anniversary of Victory Day on 9 May, he shared the terror he felt in 1945 while waiting for a German grenade that landed metres away from him to explode. … Read More >US WWII Veteran Expects ‘Wonderful Experience’ at Moscow Victory Day Celebrations

Categories EU

Bavaria on lockdown: First German state to ‘shut down public life almost completely’ for 2 weeks in bid to stop Covid-19

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Bavaria will introduce tight restrictions on movement for two weeks in the hope of containing the Covid-19 pandemic that has seized Europe, making it the first German state to introduce a lockdown. … Read More >Bavaria on lockdown: First German state to ‘shut down public life almost completely’ for 2 weeks in bid to stop Covid-19

Categories EU

Martial law? Lombardy enlists military to enforce lockdown as Italy’s hardest-hit region continues to reel from Covid-19

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Lombardy has announced that the Italian military will work to ensure that residents are complying with a quarantine to stop the spread of coronavirus. Efforts to contain the virus have been unsuccessful, officials said. … Read More >Martial law? Lombardy enlists military to enforce lockdown as Italy’s hardest-hit region continues to reel from Covid-19