Australia tightens social distancing rules to fight coronavirus
Australia stepped up enforcement of social distancing rules on Saturday to contain community transmission of the novel coronavirus, implementing fines, closing beaches and threatening stricter...
Poland to allow postal votes for elderly, those in quarantine
Poland’s parliament passed a law early on Saturday allowing postal voting for senior citizens and those in quarantine or self-isolating as the government looks to...
Taiwan foreign minister invites U.S. reporters expelled by China
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu extended a personal invitation on Saturday for three major U.S. newspapers to station on the island their China-based journalists whose...
Doping: Russian agency halts testing amid coronavirus outbreak
Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said it was temporarily halting all testing in response to government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus....
Tokyo coronavirus cases rise by daily record, residents urged to stay home
Tokyo has confirmed more than 50 new coronavirus infections, a record daily increase, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday as the governor of Japan’s capital...
Turkey halts intercity trains, limits domestic flights over virus outbreak
Turkey halted all intercity trains and limited domestic flights on Saturday as part of measures to contain a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak, as the number of...
Thailand reports new coronavirus death as total cases reach 1,245
Thailand reported 109 new coronavirus cases and one death on Saturday, bringing the total to 1,245 infections and six deaths....
China readies stimulus measures as local virus cases dwindle
China’s authorities plan stronger steps to revive an economy hit by the spread of coronavirus, as the nation on Saturday reported no new locally transmitted...
Iran’s health system strong, ready for possible escalation in coronavirus cases: Rouhani
Iran’s health infrastructure is strong and ready to cope with a possible escalation in coronavirus cases, President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday on state TV....
Coronavirus: Gov. Cuomo, the National Guard and FEMA transform the Javits Center into a hospital – CNBC
Coronavirus: Gov. Cuomo, the National Guard and FEMA transform the Javits Center into a hospital CNBC FACT CHECK: N.Y. Governor Slams Trump Ventilator Claim As ‘Ignorant’...