Coronavirus Updates

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for stricter measures to counter the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported on Sunday.

Starting Monday night, South Korea will require travelers arriving from the United States to take a coronavirus test within three days of entering the country.

The Indian state of Maharashtra joined Punjab and Odisha in extending its coronavirus lockdown until at least April 30.

Four areas of Jerusalem, including the Old City, will have movement severely restricted starting Sunday afternoon in an effort to curb the coronavirus outbreak.

Guatemala reported 16 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the Central American nation’s total to 153, with three deaths.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Japan as of 2 pm on Thursday climbed to 5,002, NHK public broadcaster said. (The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracker still reports 4,667 cases in Japan, as of 8:12 pm on Thursday.)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with the prime minister of Israel, Binyamin Netanyahu, Wednesday by phone about efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

The governor of Japan’s Aichi prefecture will declare a state of emergency beginning Friday, Reuters reported.

With bars in Dubai shut down because of the coronavirus, the Islamic emirate is allowing home delivery of beer, spirits and wine.

The Gaza Strip has no more coronavirus test kits, Palestinian health officials said on Wednesday.