The Czech Republic tightened restrictions on Monday to combat the new coronavirus outbreak, banning people from moving around except for work, shopping and some other limited activities until March 24. The Czech...
An explosion at a gas processing plant killed at least 15 people and destroyed approximately 50 buildings on Sunday after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, emergency services...
in Sydney, a message above the skies implored city residents to "WASH HANDS" on Thursday. It came while Australia continued to battle the coronavirus epidemic. Videos and photos of the skywriting went...
During a news conference on Sunday, the Dutch Minister of Education, Arie Slob, announced the closure of schools as many teachers were already sick at home and because of safety risks. The Minister of Public...
Lebanon declared a medical state of emergency on Sunday. Information Minister said Lebanon's borders, ports, and airport would shut from March 18 to 29 and Lebanese citizens are obliged to remain at home...
The Spanish military emergency unit (UME) monitored the streets of Madrid on Sunday night. It came after the country clamped down during a coronavirus outbreak. The government's official coronavirus death toll...
Ukrainian emergency situation service workers disinfected a church in a hometown of the Ukraine's first coronavirus victim on Friday. A 71-year-old woman from Radomysl, Zhytomyr region, died after she returned...
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that he was matching up to 20 million dollars in donations to help fight coronavirus. In his Facebook post, Zuckerberg said he was donating 10 million...
U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday over the fast-spreading coronavirus, opening the door to providing about $50 billion in federal aid to fight the disease. Trump made the...
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch was lit by the rays of the sun in ancient Olympia on Thursday to mark the final step towards the July 24-Aug 9 Games, currently in question because of the coronavirus pandemic....