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Johnson tells Britons to ‘Stay Alert’ as lockdown easing starts
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged people on Sunday to “stay alert” to coronavirus risks, as he prepared to outline plans for gradually easing lockdown measures that have shuttered much of the economy for nearly seven weeks.
The…
Malaysia extends curbs on movement, businesses to June 9
Malaysia’s government extended the time frame for movement and business curbs by another four weeks to June 9, amid a gradual reopening of economic activity stunted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Earlier this week, businesses were allowed…
UK sent coronavirus tests to United States for processing: minister
Britain had to send coronavirus tests to the United States to be processed after a problem at one of its laboratories, housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Sunday.
The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported 50,000 test samples were sent…
UK wants to ‘slowly and cautiously’ ease lockdown to restart economy: minister
The British government wants to slowly and cautiously restart the economy, housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Sunday ahead of a televised address from the prime minister to set out plans to begin easing the coronavirus lockdown…
Japan looks to lift coronavirus emergency in some areas ahead of May 31 deadline
Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Sunday the government is looking to lift the state of emergency in “many of 34 prefectures” that are not among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic before the nationwide deadline…
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson to launch Covid-19 alert system
A Covid-19 alert system is set to be launched by the government in England to track the virus, the prime minister is expected to announce on Sunday.
The system will rank the threat level from coronavirus on a scale of one to five and be…
Egypt: 488 cases of Coronavirus and 11 deaths
The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced today, Saturday, that 488 cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths were recorded, bringing the number of infections to 8964, and deaths to 514.
6 deaths and 189 new cases of coronavirus in Algeria
The Algerian Ministry of Health announced today, Saturday, 6 deaths and 189 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total deaths to 496, and the infections to 5558.
UK coronavirus death toll rises to 31,587
The death toll from coronavirus in Britain has risen to 31,587, an increase of 346 in a 24-hour period, Transport Minister Grant Shapps said at the government’s daily news briefing.
Trudeau warns premature reopening could send Canada ‘back into confinement’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned on Saturday that if provinces move too quickly to reopen their economies, a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic could send Canada “back into confinement this summer.”
Trudeau said Canada was “not…