Coronavirus Updates

United Arab Emirates air carriers Emirates and Etihad have started offering departing passenger flights to foreign nationals. The flights come two weeks after the UAE grounded airlines to combat coronavirus.

Iran is reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases for the sixth straight day. The number of confirmed cases in Iran stands at 60,500, with 3,739 deaths.

Apple says it will soon be shipping face shields to medical workers on the front lines of battling the coronavirus outbreak.  It is aiming for 1 million units per week.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Monday that the government was planning to slowly reopen shops, hotels and restaurants after Easter, although the specific dates could change depending on the course of the pandemic.

According to the latest update from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Tracker, there were as of Monday morning 1,275,856 confirmed coronavirus cases and 69,514 deaths in 183 countries and regions.

A tiger has tested positive for coronavirus at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, and six other big cats are showing symptoms consistent with the disease, according to the US Agriculture Department. It is the first known case of a non-domesticated animal contracting the illness.

South Korea reported 47 new coronavirus infections on Monday, marking the first time since February that the number of new infections dipped below 50 for a 24-hour period.

China reported on Monday that 39 new coronavirus cases had been confirmed the previous day, and that 38 involved people who had traveled abroad.

Germany recorded its fourth straight daily drop in new coronavirus cases on Monday.

The coronavirus death toll in Israel climbed to 51 on Monday morning, and the number of confirmed cases in the country increased to 8,611.