NSTworld: Serbia declared a state of emergency Sunday to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, shutting down many public spaces, deploying soldiers to guard hospitals and closing the borders to foreigners. covid19
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said the new restrictions were necessary to “save our elderly” in the Balkan state of some seven million, which has detected around 50 infections of COVID-19 so far with limited testing.
The military would be mobilised to guard “important sites” like hospitals where coronavirus patients were being treated, he added.The decree does not go as far as draconian lock-down measures imposed in the worst hit European countries, Italy and Spain, where hundreds have died. “I say to foreigners: don’t come to Serbia, except for the Chinese who are called upon to come, their doctors, the people who help us,” Vucic added.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
El Salvador declares state of emergency over coronavirus | The Malaysian InsightCountry has yet to record a confirmed case of the Covid-19.
Read more »
Spain goes under lockdown to fight coronavirusCORONAVIRUS | Effective immediately, all Spaniards must stay home except to buy food, medicines, go to work or the hospital or for emergencies.
Read more »
Covid-19: USM conducts online lecturesCORONAVIRUS | This is among 16 initiatives implemented to safeguard the well-being and safety of the university community, its VC declares.
Read more »
Gulf states extend coronavirus precautions to bourses, shipping, arcadesDUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states expanded measures to contain the spread of coronavirus on Sunday with Oman banning open ship-to-ship transfers with Iranian vessels, Abu Dhabi's bourse closing trading halls and Dubai shuttering cinemas, gyms and arcades.
Read more »
Disinfection of mosques, surau advised in Manjung, K. Terangganu | The Malaysian InsightPreventive action necessary to stop spread of coronavirus, says health official.
Read more »
Israel postpones Netanyahu graft trial by 2 months over virus | The Malaysian InsightGiven coronavirus pandemic, court has been instructed to hear 'only urgent matters'.
Read more »