Coronavirus Updates
Thailand’s coronavirus cases rise to 2,839
9:35 | 04/23/2020
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Thailand rose by 13 to 2,839, according to the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Disease Control.
South Korea records worst economic contraction since Great Recession
9:34 | 04/23/2020
South Korea’s economy has recorded its most severe contraction since the 2008 financial crisis because of the coronavirus outbreak.
India reports more than 21,000 coronavirus cases
9:33 | 04/23/2020
India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recorded at least 21,393 coronavirus cases and 681 deaths.
Japan’s coronavirus cases pass 12,600
9:33 | 04/23/2020
Japan’s Health Ministry on Wednesday announced 422 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to 12,631. The total death toll is now 300 after 10 additional fatalities were reported.
Germany’s coronavirus death toll passes 5,000
9:31 | 04/23/2020
Germany’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 5,094, the country’s center for disease control, the Robert Koch Institute, said on Thursday.
Trump signs executive order suspending immigration
9:25 | 04/23/2020
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he has signed an executive order temporarily suspending all immigration into the United States for 60 days to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
CDC director warns of potential second wave
22:00 | 04/22/2020
The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of a potential second wave of the coronavirus later this year that could be worse than the initial outbreak.
4th of July fireworks to go on in Big Apple
21:59 | 04/22/2020
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday that the city’s July 4th fireworks show will not be canceled.
First case confirmed at Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
21:58 | 04/22/2020
A Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon has been put on lockdown after a woman tested positive for COVID-19, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said in a statement late Tuesday. Residents of the Wavel camp in the eastern Bekaa Valley will be tested for the coronavirus.
Lithuania to start easing restrictions
21:57 | 04/22/2020
Lithuania will start to ease coronavirus lockdown measures this week.