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Washington, United States | AFP |  US President Donald Trump announced a national state of emergency on Friday, freeing up $50 billion in federal funds for the battle against the coronavirus pandemic as he vowed to “vastly” ramp up testing capacity. “To unleash the full power of the federal government, …

Paris, France | AFP |  FIFA on Friday recommended that all international football matches scheduled for March and April be postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Falling short of banning matches outright, world football’s governing body said that clubs would be allowed to refuse to send their …

Washington, United States | AFP |  US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced measures meant to shore up an economy reeling from the new coronavirus pandemic, while simultaneously downplaying the situation. He also imposed a travel ban on mainland Europe for 30 days and stated trade would be halted, although he later …

Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended travel from Europe to the United States for 30 days in a “tough” new effort to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has sparked a run on the stock market and is rapidly multiplying. The …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | British MP Nadine Dorries, a minister in the health department, has tested positive for coronavirus, she said in a statement on Tuesday, raising concerns about whether senior government figures have been infected. “I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus… and have been …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal’s game at Manchester City was postponed on Wednesday after players from the London club were put into quarantine, making it the first Premier League fixture to be called off because of the new coronavirus. Arsenal said players and four staff had been isolated at …

  Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP |  The DR Congo confirmed its first coronavirus case in the capital Kinshasa, the third most populous city in Africa, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The patient is a Belgian citizen who has been in the country for several days, Health Minister Eteni …

Beijing, China | AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan on Tuesday for his first visit to the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic since the crisis erupted in January — a major sign that officials believe the outbreak is under control. Xi’s unannounced visit comes as unprecedented quarantine …

‘Stay at home’: Italy’s quarantine rules Rome, Italy | AFP |  Italians have been told to stay at home and avoid all non-essential travel as quarantine measures were extended to the whole country to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Here are the main points of a government decree signed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty two Europeans who arrived last night for the Uganda Europe Business Forum have returned home after discovering they would have to first self quarantine for 14 days. Uganda last week discouraged Europeans travelling from coronavirus hit countries from heading to Uganda, and if they …