CORONAVIRUS has now infected more than 200,000 people worldwide. The deadly outbreak has now also claimed more than 8,000 lives across the globe. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest ne…
has now also claimed more than 8,000 lives across the globe.Medics in hazmat suits collect a patient from an ambulance in Rome, Italy- meaning it has doubled in less than two weeks.
In Italy, infections jumped to 27,980 on Tuesday. With 2,503 deaths, Italy accounts for a third of the global death toll.EUROPE ON LOCKDOWNAnd there was chaos at borders across the EU after countries reintroduced checks across the previously passport-free Schengen Area. Janina Stukiene, who was stuck in the traffic with her husband and son, said: “We are all desperate, cold and sleepless here for a third day.Similar traffic jams were visible on the borders with Germany and the Czech Republic.Credit: Represented by ZUMA Press, Inc.In far-flung Hawaii, the governor encouraged travellers to postpone their island vacations for at least the next 30 days, while the governor of Nevada – home to Las Vegas – ordered a month-long closure of the state's casinos.
And longtime International Monetary Fund critic Venezuela came cap-in-hand to beg the institution for a £4.2billion loan.Major Asian stock markets fell back Wednesday after early gains when Wall Street jumped on Donald Trump's promise of aid.In Thailand, Bangkok's notorious red light districts were due to go dark Wednesday after a government order closing bars, schools, movie theatres and many other venues.
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