The Swedish government has decided to ban all public gatherings of more than 50 people to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “Our resilience is being tested. The aim of the government is of course to limit the spread as much as possible,” Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told reporters on Friday. The new rule will come into force on Sunday and those who break it risk […]
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French authorities in Aisne, a region in northeast France, were forced to do the unthinkable: ban the sales of alcohol during the COVID-19 lockdown. Ziad Khoury, the prefect of Aisne, announced the “ban on takeaway sales of alcohol” on Tuesday, reported ParisDepeches. Khoury said bars restaurants and cafes had already been shuttered in the region because of the national lockdown. Courrier Picard noted that Aisne has had […]
The Russian government is banning all regular and charter international flights starting Friday, except those bringing citizens home, as part of tough measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Russia’s aerial borders will go on lockdown starting Friday, so far without a resumption date. 652 Covid-19 cases have been registered in Russia so far, with more than a half of the infected in Moscow. DETAILS TO FOLLOW […]
Bulgaria has imposed a temporary entry ban on trucks from more than 65 countries that plan to pass through the Balkan state en route to Turkey, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The decision was taken after Ankara imposed stringent coronavirus restrictions on truck drivers. A 45-km long line of trucks has already built up at the Bulgarian-Turkish main border checkpoint of Kapitan Andreevo after Turkey […]
New Delhi has outlawed the export of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug that some believe to be effective in treating coronavirus, save for certain exceptions. The drug has been talked up by US President Donald Trump. The guidance for Indian companies to halt, without delay, the export of the medicine and its components came from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry late Tuesday. The export ban […]
Residents of the French department of Aisne are heading for a truly harsh coronavirus lockdown, as local authorities have imposed a blanket ban on alcohol sales. The move is for their own good, officials argue. Announcing the decision on Tuesday, Prefect of the department Ziad Khoury pointed out that alcohol abuse often goes hand in hand with domestic violence – which, many fear, is bound to […]
In the Western world, headlines have been made by millions of average Joes lining up to buy innumerable rolls of toilet paper for the pending coronavirus apocalypse. In Russia, they’re queueing up for something else – buckwheat. In times of panic, it’s only natural that people revert to the stuff they know best, and when it comes to hoarding food for an epidemic, the Russians have […]
Residents in the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states are urging telecom firms to further ease restrictions on free internet calls as coronavirus separates families and forces people to work and study from home. The UAE’s two telecommunications firms Etisalat and Du said they recently enabled Microsoft Teams over both wifi and mobile data connections as well as Blackboard, Zoom, and CloudTalk – but appear […]
Europe is clamping down on any person-to-person contract in what can only be described as an unprecedented lockdown. On Sunday, Germany, whose coronavirus cases soared in the past week, announced it would ban gatherings of more than two people. And while Germany stopped short of forcibly confining people to their homes – as Wuhan did – it will prevent citizens meeting in groups for at least […]
22 Mar, 2020 17:02 The German government has resorted to some drastic measures to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. It ordered all gatherings of more than two people be banned for at least two weeks. Source
Oman on Sunday banned public gatherings in the Gulf Arab state, limited staffing at state entities and shut currency exchange bureaus as part of measures to fight the coronavirus spread, Reuters reports. Authorities also asked the private sector to facilitate remote working and urged commercial businesses and individuals to limit cash transactions, state TV reported. The sultanate has recorded the least infections, currently standing at 55, […]
Sudan confirmed its second case of coronavirus on Friday in the capital Khartoum, as Khartoum state announced a range of measures to prevent the spread of the disease. The case was a foreign man in his 40s working for an international organisation, and he and his family were receiving the required health care, state news agency SUNA reported. Khartoum state has decided to ban all mass […]
20 Mar, 2020 15:43 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has banned gatherings of any size and ordered workers in “non-essential” businesses to stay home or face a fine and mandatory closure, ramping up efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus. Source
Switzerland has banned gatherings of more than five people in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus after the number of cases jumped nearly 1,000 in a day. The Swiss government announced a ban on assemblies larger than five people on Friday, tightening controls on its population amid the coronavirus pandemic. The virus has killed 43 people in the country and sickened 4,840, a spike […]
On Wednesday the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Ministry announced a ban on citizens from travelling abroad until further notice, as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus. According to the Emirates News Agency, the ministry indicated that: “The decision stems from the eagerness to ensure the citizens’ safety and wellbeing in light of the rapid spread of the virus around the world, […]
Algeria has banned street protests over the coronavirus, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Tuesday, in a bid to end a year of unprecedented mass demonstrations that brought down the veteran president and convulsed the state. Speaking in a televised address after meeting government ministers and security officials, Tebboune said gatherings and marches were prohibited. “The lives of citizens are above all considerations even if this requires […]
Algeria has banned street protests over the coronavirus, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Tuesday, in a bid to end a year of unprecedented mass demonstrations that brought down the veteran president and convulsed the state. Speaking in a televised address after meeting government ministers and security officials, Tebboune said gatherings and marches were prohibited. “The lives of citizens are above all considerations even if this requires […]
Turkey yesterday imposed flight bans on six more countries including the UK and the United Arab Emirates, bringing the total number of countries to 20, the health minister announced. Switzerland, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Ireland would also be added to the list, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca told reporters. The interior minister had earlier ordered all bars, discos and nightclubs in all provinces to close. The country’s […]
The Governor of the West Bank city of Tulkarm Isam Abu Baker yesterday travel in and out of the city until further notice as a countermeasure against the spread of the coronavirus, Quds Net News reported. In a press release, Abu Baker said that this measure aims to protect the safety of residents against the outbreak of the virus. The closure comes following the announcement of […]
Via AlmasdarNews.com, The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) has issued a travel warning to its fighters this past week, urging them to avoid countries that have coronavirus outbreaks. According to scholar Aymenn Al-Tamimi, the Islamic State’s Al-Naba newsletter published a list of directives on how to handle this latest epidemic. The terrorist group has advised supporters to stay away from “the land of the epidemic”, and instead has offered […]
As of Friday the Department of Defense issued an unprecedented for all service personnel stationed in the United States, forbidding them from non-operations related travel within the US. This follows earlier this month ‘leave and liberty’ restrictions already imposed for troops stationed in foreign countries. A DoD memo issued Friday night said military personnel cannot travel beyond the “local area” of their assigned base, meaning troops are […]
Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that new travel bans would be implemented on the United Kingdom and Ireland as the novel coronavirus pandemic spreads. At a White House press conference with President Trump, Pence said the ban would take effect from midnight Monday. Source
Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, House Democrats have introduced legislation that would undo President Trump’s travel bans from coronavirus stricken areas, despite the fact that the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has said that the impact of the crisis would be much worse had the travel bans on China and Iran not been in place. Democrats want to strip the President […]
Austria will introduce border checks with Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and will ban flight connections with France, Spain and Switzerland from Monday, the government said on Friday. The Alpine country on Wednesday shut its border to people coming from Italy, except for goods vehicles and some other categories such as people transiting Austria without stopping. Austria reported its first death from Covid-19 on Thursday and has 432 […]