Covid-19: 150 Tunisians self-isolate in factory to make masks

The factory workers opted to isolate themselves to better guarantee their ability to keep making protective gear  TUNIS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Employees at a Tunisian factory are churning out 50,000 face masks a day and other protective medical gear after opting to go into lockdown at work. The 150 workers, mainly…

Covid-19: ‘Clear we have entered recession’, says IMF chief

WASHINGTON, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said. “It is clear that we have entered a recession” that will be worse than in 2009 following the global financial…

Covid-19: Serbia jails man for three years for breaking self-isolation rule

BELGRADE, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people have been given hefty prison sentences of up to three years in Serbia for breaking self-isolation rules imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Serbia has declared a state of emergency and adopted strict measures in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, which has…

Update: US confirmed coronavirus cases cross 100,000

WASHINGTON, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States now has more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University showed. There have been 100,717 cases including 1,544 deaths as of 6 pm Eastern time (2200 GMT). The biggest cluster by far is in…

Venezuelan army chiefs back Maduro after US indictment

CARACAS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s armed forces reaffirmed their support for President Nicolas Maduro after the US Justice Department charged him with “narco-terrorism” and offered a $15 million reward for his capture. In a statement read out on state television, armed forces chief Admiral Remigio Ceballos said the army…

Covid-19: As rich nations battle coronavirus, anxiety grows for low-income states

Employees inspect the production of hand sanitizers in Cormart factory as the company steps up production of hand sanitizers to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria PARIS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic,…

Covid-19: Russia confirms case in Putin’s administration, tightens curbs

People queue before undergoing medical tests for coronavirus disease MOSCOW, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kremlin confirmed a coronavirus case in President Vladimir Putin’s administration and the government said measures imposed in Moscow to fight the virus should be extended across Russia. The official tally of confirmed cases jumped by…

Covid-19: US man charged with terrorism after licking supermarket shelves to mock coronavirus

Cody Pfister was held in Warren County jail after being charged with a terrorism offence WARRENTON (Missouri, US), March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US man has been charged with making a terrorism threat after allegedly filming himself licking items in a supermarket saying ‘Who’s afraid of coronavirus?’ Cody Pfister, 26,…

Covid-19: Paris hospitals will be swamped within 48 hours after coronavirus spike – official

Medical staff, wearing protective suits and face masks PARIS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A spike in coronavirus patients means hospitals in and around Paris will reach saturation point within 48 hours, the head of the French Hospital Federation said, with the peak not expected until April. Paris and its suburbs…

Covid-19: Pres Trump signs $2.2 trillion US stimulus package into law

WASHINGTON, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package, calling the bill much-needed relief for American workers reeling from the economic tumult caused by the coronavirus. Trump signed the bill in an Oval Office ceremony surrounded by Republican lawmakers and members…