Saudi Arabia coronavirus cases pass 100,000
Coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia have surpassed 100,000, after the kingdom’s health ministry confirmed additional…
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Countries across the globe are slowly reopening after coronavirus closedown
Nearly five months after the novel coronavirus first emerged in China, countries across the globe are slowly…
Boris Johnson says UK could start lifting lockdown measures as early as Monday
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday the UK could start easing its coronavirus lockdown restrictions as…
Lockdown forces Spain’s real estate market to modernise
Spain's lockdown is dragging one of Europe's older-fashioned real estate markets into the 21st century, with estate…
Nigeria’s tech experts step in to help those losing livelihoods under lockdown
Tech startup founder Ebun Okubanjo watched with dismay as his home city of Lagos entered a coronavirus-containment…
Spain to allow outdoor exercise on May 2 if coronavirus cases continue to drop
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday that people would be allowed out to exercise starting May 2…
France to present government plan to unwind lockdown to parliament on Tuesday
France’s Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will present the government’s plan to unwind the country’s coronavirus…
Kremlin says no end date for Russia’s coronavirus lockdown
Russia's government has not set a date for ending its nationwide coronavirus-related lockdown, Kremlin spokesperson…
Chinese city of Harbin is now on lockdown after reporting 70 new coronavirus cases
Harbin, a Chinese city of 10 million people, has been put on lockdown after 70 new coronavirus infections were…
Hundreds of Russians march shoulder-to-shoulder to protest lockdown measures
Hundreds of demonstrators marched on Monday in Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia republic in Russia, to…
One of Australia’s biggest cities so quiet that Kangaroos bouncing down streets
A kangaroo was spotted bouncing downs streets of an almost deserted South Australian city of Adelaide on Sunday…
Spain coronavirus death toll surges by 410, the lowest daily toll in a month
Spain’s coronavirus death toll surged by 410 on Sunday, the lowest daily rise in about a month, driving cautious…
UK not considering lift of coronavirus lockdown measures yet: minister
Britain is not considering lifting the lockdown that was in place almost four weeks ago to curb the spread of the…
Israel to start easing lockdown as coronavirus infection rates slow down
Israel will gradually start easing its lockdown from Sunday by letting some businesses reopen and relaxing curbs on…
Spain’s coronavirus death toll surge for the first time in three days
Spain’s coronavirus death toll surged for the first time in three days, as some businesses are set to reopen under…
WHO warns premature lifting of lockdown measures to spark ‘deadly resurgence’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned that a premature lifting of lockdown measures by countries…
Turkey imposes 48-hour total lockdown as coronavirus death toll surpasses 1000
Istanbul, Ankara and other major Turkish cities locked down for two days from midnight on Friday to curb the spread…
Italy extends nationwide lockdown until May 3 to contain coronavirus
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday the government would be extending the nationwide lockdown to…
Italy could relax lockdown measures within weeks
Italy could look to ease some of its lockdown restrictions at the end of April, the country’s prime minister has…
Israel under curfew as cases surpass 9,400 with 73 new deaths
More than 9,404 Israelis have so far tested positive for the coronavirus and 73 more have died, according to…