Covid-19: Hungary’s PM Orban seeks sweeping new powers in virus fight
BUDAPEST, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hungary’s parliament was on Monday expected to endorse a bill giving nationalist premier Viktor Orban…
Update: Cruise company still searching for port for Covid-19 ship, passengers plead for help
PANAMA CITY, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Passengers on a virus-strickencruise liner entered the Panama Canal in Central America Sunday after…
Update Covid-19: US sees 518 new deaths in 24 hours
WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US recorded 518 new coronavirus-linked deaths in the span of 24 hours, according to…
Update: US Pres Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back as more countries globally opted for lockdowns
A staff member checks equipment in the ICU room of a field hospital being set up in Cremona, Italy WASHINGTON,…
Covid-19: 102-year-old Italian woman survives coronavirus
102-year-old Italica Grondona GENOA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 102-year-old Italian woman, Italica Grondona, has survived the coronavirus disease or…
Covid-19: Moscow mayor imposes citywide lockdown from Monday
MOSCOW, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s capital Moscow was put under lockdown from Monday March 30. All residents of Moscow…
Covid-19: Netherlands recalls faulty masks imported from China
AMSTERDAM, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dutch officials have recalled tens of thousands of masks imported from China and distributed to…
France and allies establish new task force Takuba in Sahel
Soldiers from Burkina Faso patrol along a Gorgadji road in the Sahel area PARIS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and…
Covid-19: Smokers at higher risk of coronavirus – WHO
GENEVA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation has said smokers and tobacco consumers have a high chance of…
Covid-19: South African workers freed from mask-making factory
DURBAN, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The authorities in the South African city of Durban have freed 14 workers who had…