Mon 23 March 2020: The petition, by Naveed Anwar, was launched amid fears that dead Muslim coronavirus victims would be cremated to prevent the risk of infection spreading. On Wednesday, the UK government published a 392-page bill outlining new emergency powers to contain the spread of coronavirus, which has so far claimed 281 lives in […]
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Mon 23 March 2020: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz orders curfew from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. for a period of 21 days, effective from Monday evening, to limit the spread of coronavirus in the Kingdom. The Ministry of Interior shall take the necessary measures to implement the curfew, and all civil and military […]
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Mon 23 March 2020: Moscow mayor on Monday introduced quarantine for those over-65 and people with chronic problems. The restrictive measures come into force starting from March 26, Sergey Sobyanin said in a statement published on his official website. “The nature of the coronavirus is such that it primarily poses a threat to the life […]
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Mon 23 March 2020: Israel confirmed 135 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, bringing the country’s total infections to 1,238, according to the health ministry. A statement by the ministry said 24 patients are in critical condition, while 37 have recovered from the virus. Israel confirmed its first death from the disease on […]
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Mon 23 March 2020: Person infected with virus came from abroad, says regime’s health minister The Assad regime registered the first coronavirus case in Syria, regime’s health minister said on Sunday. The person infected with the virus had come from abroad, Nizar Yazigi was cited as saying by Syria’s official news agency SANA. “Appropriate measures […]
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Mon 23 March 2020: (REUTERS) The United Nations will create a fund to support the treatment of coronavirus patients worldwide, Norway’s foreign ministry said on Monday. “A multi-donor fund under UN auspices will provide predictability for our partners and help to make the efforts more effective,” Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide said in a statement. […]
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Mon 23 March 2020: Dubai carrier Emirates reversed on Sunday its decision to suspend all passenger flights, shortly after it said it would halt operations from March 25 amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. The airline said it “received requests from governments and customers to support the repatriation of travellers” and will continue to operate passenger […]
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Mon 23 March 2020: Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, US media reported Sunday. Weinstein, 68, is in prison in northern New York state after being sentenced to 23 years in jail for rape and sexual assault. The fallen film producer’s diagnosis was first reported Sunday evening by local […]
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Mon 23 March 2020: (AFP) Canada pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears as Japan’s prime minister Monday admitted a delay may be “inevitable” and the International Olympic Committee said a decision should come within weeks. Australia also told its athletes to prepare for a Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as expectations grew that […]
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Mon 23 March 2020: Oil prices were mixed in volatile Asian trade on Monday, but remained at multi-year lows due to the double shock of the coronavirus pandemic and the Saudi-Russia price war. Both main contracts plummeted at the open after a trillion-dollar support package for the American economy crashed to defeat, and virus deaths […]
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