The Latest: Confusion for travelers in Italy
ROME (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the globe (all times local):
Confusion still reigns in
Travelers at Milan’s main train station are being required to sign a form from the police, self-certifying that they are traveling either for ‘’proven work needs,’’ situations of necessity, health reasons or to return to their homes. They must provide their identity documents and contact phone numbers, and describe exactly the reason for moving.
Police officers in masks are checking tickets and documents as people line up to reach the train tracks, backed up by soldiers also in masks, and finally by railway security further back, unmasked. Procedures have tightened significantly since the blockade involving the populous region of
Over the weekend, railway security remained the only checks, but due to recommendations to keep a meter distance between people, they had moved their positions back and were no longer checking tickets, just watching people pass by.
Some experts worry
The rising death toll comes as Mideast stock markets have significantly dropped amid the outbreak and oil prices are falling by levels unseen since the 1991 Gulf War.
The new virus has caused major economic disruptions, including in global aviation, which has helped slow the demand for oil.
World oil demand is expected to fall this year for the first time since the global financial crisis in 2009, the
In its monthly report, the agency says it has cut its forecast for global oil demand by 1.1 million barrels a day as the new coronavirus wreaks havoc on the global economy. That will leave demand 90,000 barrels a day below the previous year.
The IEA, which advises mainly oil-importing countries on energy matters, says it still expects demand to return close to normal in the second half of this year. But it says that the outlook is highly uncertain and depends on how governments react to halt the spread of the virus.
The publication of the report comes as the price of crude was down about 20% on Monday as major producers
The Philippine president has declared a state of public health emergency throughout the country after health officials confirmed over the weekend the first local transmission of the new coronavirus.
Health officials reported Monday a doubling in just a day of COVID-19 cases in
President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration, which he made public on Monday, says the viral outbreak “constitutes an emergency that threatens national security which requires a whole-of-government response.”
Under the declaration, authorities could order mandatory reporting of infections, enforce quarantines and other disease-control actions, including calling in police and other law enforcement agencies to help deal with the COVID-19 threat.
The
At 83, and with part of one lung removed, Francis would be at risk for serious complications if he were to catch the virus. He came down with a cold two weeks ago, but appears to have recovered and on Monday resumed private meetings, including with bishops from
The statement said the doctor on board the cruise liner will check all passengers and crew to ensure they are healthy before disembarkation. It said
In a first, games in
The governor of
A Wednesday game between FC Cologne and Borussia Moenchengladbach will take place without audience, the state's health minister said.
Also, after an overnight meeting,
Organizers of the annual Holocaust remembrance march in southern
Each year the "March of the Living" aims to walk 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) between the two parts of the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The organizing committee’s chairman
The event was expected to draw 110 delegations from around the world.
During World War II, Nazi
After exhibiting symptoms they were hospitalized. Authorities are trying to find all their contacts.
Prime Minister
The state oil giant
The Tadawul market only allows stocks to fluctuate by 10% a day, meaning it halted traded as the market opened. The drop came as global oil prices suffered their worst losses since the start of the 1991 Gulf War.
Other Mideast markets fell as well as the new coronavirus has affected global energy prices and
Boursa Kuwait shut down within 30 minutes of opening Monday as stocks again dropped by 10%, the third such emergency halt to trading in recent days.
Earlier Monday, coronavirus concerns led
A special North Korean flight carrying presumably dozens of diplomats and other foreigners arrived in
Seemingly dozens of passengers, most of them wearing face masks and some accompanied by children, lined up at
Russian state news agency
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