BEIJING/ROME/SINGAPORE/LONDON: TOKYO: Hundreds of millions of people worldwide kicked off the weekend under a coronavirus lockdown, as the global death toll accelerated sharply and the World Health Organisation warned the young they were 'not invincible'.
BEIJING/ROME/SINGAPORE/LONDON: TOKYO: Hundreds of millions of people worldwide kicked off the weekend under a coronavirus lockdown, as the global death toll accelerated sharply and the World Health Organisation warned the young they were"not invincible".
While the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions are the hardest hit by the virus, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that young people were also vulnerable. But there are growing concerns of a new wave of"imported" infections in the region, with Hong Kong reporting 48 suspected cases on Friday -- its biggest daily jump since the crisis began. Many of them have a recent history of travel to or from Europe.
France, Italy, Spain and other European countries have told people to stay at home, threatening fines in some cases, while Bavaria became the first region in Germany to order a lockdown. Trump applauded the New York and California decisions, but said he did not think a nationwide lockdown was needed.Shortly after the president spoke, the governor of Illinois ordered residents of the midwestern state to stay at home and the Connecticut governor did the same.
The family of country music legend Kenny Rogers, who died aged 81, said Friday they would hold a small private service"out of concern" for the virus emergency.
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