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France to limit long-distance train, bus, plane travel over coronavirus

5:06 pm March 15, 2020

Paris: France will progressively reduce long-distance train, bus and plane travel on its territory over the coming days in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the ecology minister said Sunday. The country, which has already shut cafes, restaurants, schools and universities and urged people to limit their movements, will now seek to […]

Wife of Spanish PM Sanchez has coronavirus: PM’s office

4:08 pm March 15, 2020

Madrid: The wife of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said. The announcement came late Saturday, just hours after he announced a near total lockdown nationwide. Both Begona Gomez and her husband were well, and were at their official residence following the new measures introduced by the […]

German governor apologizes for 'little Merkel' comment

Germany unleashes biggest post-war aid package against virus

11:36 pm March 13, 2020

Berlin : The German government on Friday unleashed the biggest economic aid package in the country’s post-war history, offering companies “unlimited” credit to keep them afloat during the coronavirus crisis. Chancellor Angela Merkel said the measures “are unprecedented in the history of the German government”, and repeated that Berlin would do “whatever is necessary” to […]

US citizens likely to be left out as Europe reopens borders

France’s Louvre and Palace of Versailles shut by coronavirus

11:33 pm March 13, 2020

Paris: The Louvre in Paris, the world’s most visited museum, said Friday that it was closing “until further notice” because of the coronavirus. The closure of the museum, which had 9.6 million visitors last year, came after the French government banned all gatherings of over 100 people to limit the spread of the virus. The […]

France announces G7 coronavirus meeting

11:26 pm March 13, 2020

Paris: The G7 will hold an extraordinary meeting via video conference next week to bolster the international response to the coronavirus outbreak, the French presidency said Friday, also proposing enhanced EU border control. The meeting of the Group of Seven nations will seek to coordinate action against the virus in the spheres of health, economy, […]