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Ontario records second death linked to COVID-19

Bonnie Henry declared a public health emergency in B.C. along with three more deaths due to COVID-19. The death, an elderly man, is the ninth in Canada relate...

Australia bans non-residents from Friday

The upgrade in official advice to an unprecedented "Level 4: Do not travel " to any country in the world, was accompanied by a ban on any non-essential indoor ...

Nine Key Takeaways From Prime Minister Modi's National Address On Coronavirus

Reacting to his address to the nation, the Congress said that PM Narendra Modi was 'violating the law by attending Parliament as his government urges those ab...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand endorses former rival Joe Biden

Bernie Sanders plans to " assess his campaign " for the Democratic Party's United States presidential nomination after bruising losses to Joe Biden in the mo...

NYC Mayor: 'All New Yorkers Should Prepare for Shelter-In-Place'

Mayor Bill de Blasio said so Tuesday, adding that a decision will be made in the next 48 hours. "Ideally whatever we do we will do regionally with the other s...

2 cruise ships not allowed to disembark in Honolulu

The Maasdam has 842 guests and 542 crew members and was scheduled to arrive on Friday. It is expected to arrive Sunday. However, U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard , ...

Coronavirus: Trump to Suspend Migrant Entry at Southern, Northern Borders

The administration appears to be referring to a USA code that allows the surgeon general to prohibit entry to people who pose a risk of introducing a communicab...

US Urges Citizens To Avoid All International Travel, Return Home

Particularly large numbers of American travelers have been stranded in Morocco, Peru, Honduras and Tunisia, where some have complained that USA embassies have...

Pennsylvania Distiller Turns from Hooch to Hand-Sanitizer

You can find out more about Eight Oaks' hand sanitizer production on the distillery's website . As people continue to panic-shop and strip the shelves bare o...

All Catholic Masses in Vermont officially suspended

Bishop Ronald Fabbro announced the decision Tuesday night, stating it was made after consulting with public health officials. The Rite of Committal may be cel...

New Zealand passes landmark law to decriminalize abortion

Key elements of the bill that passed through parliament included removing abortion from the Crimes Act , allowing women to choose abortion up to 20 weeks...

Nirbhaya Case | Delhi court dismisses convicts' plea seeking stay on tomorrow's hanging

The lawyer urged the court to defer hanging by 3-4 days so that he can address his case. We can not grant stay of execution without you making out a good case...

‘The Party Is Over’: Florida Governor Shuts Down Spring Break

Even with 327 confirmed cases of coronavirus and seven deaths in Florida , Brianna Leeder said the actions taken to shut down the bars during the popular vacat...

U.S. approves drug for Coronavirus treatment

Food and Drug Administration's list, plans to add the generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to its list of shortages later on Thursday, according to Erin Fox...

Coronavirus: Netherlands’ Health Minister collapses during parliament

The 56-year-old was taking questions about the coronavirus crisis when he fell behind the lectern and was quickly helped up by fellow ministers before he took a...

COVID-19: Schools to close across United Kingdom as deaths top 100

According to gov.uk, examples of these workers include NHS staff, police and supermarket delivery drivers who need to be able to go to work to support the count...

China reports no new local coronavirus transmissions for first time

China's National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report said that no new domestically transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus disease were reported o...

Premier, Ontario finance minister applaud federal COVID-19 aid announced this morning

The province is also investing up to $304 million to enhance the province's response to COVID-19 by offering $ 100 million for increased capacity in hospitals ,...

EU's chief Brexit negotiator Barnier tests positive for COVID-19

My message to all those who are affected or now isolated: "we will get through this together!" Von der Leyen will be tested for coronavirus following Barni...

Tulsi Gabbard Exits Presidential Race, Endorses Joe Biden

She criticized Hillary Clinton as a "hawk" and kept attacking Clinton into 2020, even suing her after the 2016 nominee claimed she was being "groomed" as a sp...

Lebanon's president calls for people to work from home amid virus outbreak

Diab ordered the closure of air, land and sea borders from Wednesday 18 March until 29 March, but excluded UNIFIL, diplomatic missions and cargo aircraft. In a ...

Monaco's Prince Albert II has coronavirus, no concern for his health: palace

In a statement, the palace said there were "no concerns for his health" and said the prince continues to work from his private apartment. Albert II, Prince of...

Returning Travelers Bring Fresh Wave of Coronavirus to Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong

In Hubei province, which was the epicenter of the initial outbreak that quickly spread to the rest of China and then went global, there were zero new cases,...

Burkina Faso reports first coronavirus death in sub-Saharan Africa

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that five new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) have been officially confirmed in Nigeria , bringing the number of the victims to eigh...

M'sians Reportedly Attended The Tabligh Gathering In Indonesia Among 9000 Others

China , meanwhile, has perhaps seen the worst of its bout with the fast-spreading illness, with just over 9,000 active cases remaining, according to official ta...

People Are Putting Up Their Christmas Lights To Cheer Themselves Up

While bringing out the yuletide decorations in March might seem a little freaky, the #lightsforlife movement is gathering momentum on social media, with lock-d...

London tube to close many stations because of coronavirus

A Downing Street spokesperson on Thursday denied the government has any plans to restrict movement in and out of the city, or that limits would be placed on how...

What food is being rationed by supermarkets? Sainsbury's, Tesco and more change rules amid coronavirus outbreak

And on Thursday 19 March the first hour of shopping will be dedicated to older and vulnerable people in its 600 United Kingdom stores. Passer-by Andrew Orchar...

Ontario Update on Ontario Parks Operations in Response to COVID-19

Grocery stores, public transit, office buildings and more will continue to operate. Despite Ontario's announcement, Trudeau has so far resisted calls to imple...

Iran’s supreme leader to pardon 10,000 prisoners, including political ones

He predicted that the figure would go up once testing was stepped up. These included 1,100 pilgrims, mainly from the Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu & K...