Automobile, railway, pedestrian and river checkpoints on the Russian border will go into lockdown on Monday in order to prevent Covid-19 from spreading across the country, the government has announced. Authorities said that the measure was “temporary,” but provided no indication as to when frontiers will re-open. The ban doesn’t apply to diplomats or members of official delegations departing from the country. Russian truck drivers serving […]
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Earlier today we reported that one of the reasons why futures slumped after rising as high as 2,500 in the overnight session following the announcement that a fiscal stimulus deal had been reached between the White House and Congress, is that according to CHuck Schumer, the bill would “ban stock buybacks for the term of the government assistance plus 1 year on any company receiving a […]
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has overturned a decision ordering all gun stores to shut down as part of sweeping statewide restrictions to stem the spread of Covid-19, adding them to a list of “life sustaining” industries. Though the state’s Supreme Court had backed Wolf’s order last weekend following a legal challenge filed by a gun rights advocate, in a sudden about-face on Tuesday, the Democratic governor […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have both declared abortions as unnecessary surgeries and have, therefore, banned them during the coronavirus outbreak. “You and your facility are ordered to immediately stop performing non-essential and elective surgical abortions. Non-essential surgical abortions are those that can be delayed without undue risk to the current or future health of a patient,” […]
Hong Kong is banning all tourist arrivals to the global financial center amid a spike in imported cases of the coronavirus. The move comes as Hong Kong joins cities worldwide in the battle to contain the spread of the disease. The government also said it was studying whether to suspend the sale of alcohol in licensed bars and restaurants in the city. It has 318 confirmed […]
Another crisis, another urgent call for blood donors, and another probably futile call on the Food and Drug Administration to fully lift the ban on gay men giving blood. Since the coronavirus crisis began, 2,700 blood drives have been cancelled and there have been 86,000 fewer blood donations as of March 16, the American Red Cross reports. Gay men were, until 2015, forbidden from donating blood. […]
India’s government has announced a temporary halt to all commercial flight arrivals, as part of a series of measures being put in place to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. The Press Information Bureau issued a bulletin on Thursday outlining a series of new policies aimed at combating Covid-19. Passenger aircraft will be barred from landing in India for one week, starting on March […]
The Philippines is stopping the issuance of visas to foreigners, banning all nationalities from entering the country to halt the spread of coronavirus, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said on Thursday. He had signed an order stopping the issuance of visas domestically and in all foreign posts, Locsin tweeted, without giving a timeframe for the measures.. “This goes one imperative step forward: a total ban on […]
19 Mar, 2020 05:11 Australia has become one of the latest countries to close its border to non-residents in an attempt to stem the coronavirus outbreak. A similar move was also announced by their neighbors in New Zealand. Source
With Europe reeling under the weight of a record number of new coronavirus cases, especially in Italy and Spain, both countries announced today they they are banning short selling for the foreseeable future. Spain’s stock market regulator CNVM on Monday banned transactions with Spanish shares involving the creation and increase in net short positions at least until April 17 following a steep dive in the market […]
Turkey will temporarily close cafes, sports, and entertainment venues and is suspending mass prayers in mosques in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus after it identified its first 18 cases in the last week, authorities said on Monday. Ankara also extended a flight ban to six more countries including Britain and the United Arab Emirates, bringing the total number of countries to 20, the […]
16 Mar, 2020 18:21 The Russian government has decided to temporarily restrict the entry of foreigners into the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The rules will come to force on Wednesday and will last until May 1. Source
The gradual but accelerating “quarantining” of the world into its constituent parts to halt the spread of the Coronavirus just took a major step moments ago, when the FT reported that European countries plan a ban on entry to the 26-state Schengen passport free travel zone in the most radical response yet to the continent’s escalating coronavirus pandemic. The proposed action – expected to be announced […]
16 Mar, 2020 15:07 The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have rolled out “a common set of rules,” which include, closing casinos, gyms and movie theaters, as well as limiting restaurants to only takeout and delivery services. New restrictions in the three states will go into effect at 8 PM eastern time tonight. On top of the closures and banning of crowds of […]
Champaign, Illinois mayor Deborah Frank Feinen signed an executive order on Thursday declaring a state of emergency to address the coronavirus. Among the sweeping powers she gained after signing the executive order was the ability to ban the sale of guns, ammunition, alcohol and gasoline – as well as the power to cut off access to individuals’ gas, water or electricity, according to the Washington Examiner. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107857/14/1078571474_0:0:3136:1764_1200x675_80_0_0_ddb386f899bc9e5d97e10346f8eff809.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202003151078571556-austria-to-ban-entry-for-citizens-of-russia-3-other-states-over-covid-19/ VIENNA (Sputnik) – Austria will introduce an entry ban for citizens of Russia, Ukraine, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Sunday. The chancellor also said that all restaurants across the country would be closed starting from 17 March, while supermarkets and food delivery companies will continue to operate. […]
14 Mar, 2020 16:34 The United Kingdom and Ireland could soon been added to the list of nations that are banned from travelling to the United States as the country tries to contain its coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump has said. President Donald Trump originally exempted the two nations from his 30-day ban on travelers from the 26 Schengen area European countries that took effect at […]
Geraldo Rivera and Dan Bongino always go at it when appearing on Hannity. But Thursday night’s explosive clash between the duo was on a whole new level. At issue was President Donald Trump-ordered travel bans — restricting travel from both China and much of Europe “In three weeks, the guy put a ban in place, got the crap kicked out of him for doing it,” Hannity […]
President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address Wednesday evening was supposed to calm concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Instead, it sparked panic and confusion. Not just among the markets, U.S. travelers, and international leaders but within his own administration, as well. Two officials in the U.S. State Department told The Daily Beast that foreign service officers and diplomats were unprepared for the president’s announcement and […]
Looking to “reduce density” of people across New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a ban on gatherings of 500 people or more and shut down Broadway theaters in Manhattan. The theater ban takes effect at 5 pm local time on Thursday, while the moratorium on large gatherings will be enforced starting 5 pm on Friday, Cuomo said. For Broadway theaters in Manhattan, these rules will […]
US President Donald Trump says he imposed the sweeping travel ban on EU countries without consulting them because he “had to move fast,” adding that he exempted the UK because it was doing a “good job.” The president explained he did not have time to consult with EU countries before imposing the 30-day travel ban announced on Wednesday night after the body condemned the decision on […]
Shares of global carriers tumbled on Thursday, after US President Donald Trump imposed restrictions on travelling from Europe in response to the growing coronavirus outbreak, triggering panic among investors. After bourses in Asia closed with a decrease between two and seven percent, European markets followed suit. Shares in London, Paris and Frankfurt extended earlier losses, as FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 dropped from nine to […]
The European Union condemned President Donald Trump’s restrictions on travel between the United States and Europe announced at a messy Oval Office address that tanked markets and sent travelers into a panic. In a joint statement, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the E.U. was not alerted to Trump’s decision to restrict travel, which he said was necessary […]
The EU said on Thursday it disapproved of the US decision to impose a travel ban on European countries, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel said. “The EU disapproves of the fact that the US decision to improve a travel ban was taken unilaterally and without consultation,” the statement said, adding that the EU is taking “strong” measures to limit […]