ATHENS (GREECE) – Two migration ministry officials said on Wednesday that Greece recorded its first coronavirus case in the overcrowded migrant camp of Moria located on the island of Lesbos. A 40-year old asylum seeker has been diagnosed with the coronavirus and had been under isolation,
SHANGHAI (CHINA) – On Friday, Kazakhstan dismissed a warning by China’s embassy for its citizens to guard against an outbreak of pneumonia in the central Asian nation. It was described as being more deadlier than the coronavirus. In a statement released on its official WeChat account on Thursday, the Chinese embassy highlighted a “significant
BELGRADE (SERBIA) – Serbia on Thursday withdrew plans for a weekend lockdown in the capital to control a new spread of the coronavirus. This comes after two days of violent protests against any imposition of restrictions again. A government crisis group entrusted with fighting the virus decided on a limited ban on outdoor and indoor […]
PARIS (FRANCE) – In case of an outbreak of a new major coronavirus outbreak, any new lockdown would be aimed at, though not nationwide, New French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday. In an interview with news channel BFM, he also said that after talks on pension reform were suspended due to a two-month […]
BELGRADE (SERBIA) – A group of opposition supporters took to the Serbian parliament building in Belgrade on Tuesday in a protest against a lockdown planned for the capital this weekend to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday evening that tight measures including the lockdown of Belgrade over the […]
(UK) – With the coronavirus lockdown driving people to cook at home, UK’s Premier Foods, which makes OXO stock cubes and Bisto gravy, said on Wednesday it expected revenue and profit to exceed estimates for the fiscal year that began at the end of March. Chief Executive Officer Alex Whitehouse said there had been an […]
KYIV (UKRAINE) – Ukraine is opening more of its hospitals to accommodate coronavirus cases as the institutions initially chosen to accept patients no longer have enough beds to cope with a surge in infections, the health minister said on Wednesday. Coronavirus cases hit a new high of 940 on Wednesday, bringing the tally to 39,014, […]
LONDON (UK) – Online wine subscription company Naked Wines said on Wednesday revenue soared 81% during the first two months of financial year 2021, with customers ordering more wine during the coronavirus-led lockdown. “We entered the new fiscal with good momentum as COVID-19 has influenced customer shopping behaviour and driven increased demand for the Naked
LONDON (UK) – Top medics have warned British political parties that local flare-ups of the novel coronavirus are likely and a second wave is a real risk. “While the future shape of the pandemic in the UK is hard to predict, the available evidence indicates that local flare-ups are increasingly likely and a second wave […]
BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) – Amid the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures across Europe, hospitals are already preparing for the next wave of infections. While some intensive care specialists are trying to hire more permanent staff, others want to create a reserve “army” of medical professionals ready to be deployed in wards with seriously ill patients.