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Pakistan on Saturday lifted restrictions on group prayers in mosques but it established new conditions to block the further spread of the coronavirus in the country. The faithful will be required to wear masks and keep a distance of 6 feet from each other, instead of praying shoulder to shoulder as traditionally practiced. In addition, the administrations of the mosques also had to disinfect their premises.
The World Bank is specially designed. pandemic links It will pay $ 132.5 million to some of the poorest nations affected by the coronavirus, the Washington-based institution confirmed Saturday. The bank issued two classes of bonds three years ago in a $ 320 million deal designed to help developing nations facing a serious outbreak of infectious diseases.
Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, asked for calm As protests against social distancing measures have sprung up across the country, encouraged by Donald Trump. “The excitement in this country is as high as I can remember,” said Cuomo. His comments appeared to be an implicit criticism of Trump, who urged citizens to “liberate” Michigan and other states in which Democratic governors have imposed blockades.
New York will begin allowing citizens to obtain marriage licenses remotely, and to conduct wedding ceremonies via video link. “Now there is no excuse when the question about marriage arises,” Cuomo said at his briefing on Saturday. “You can do it with Zoom.”
Canada and the USA USA It will extend its border closure agreement for at least another 30 days, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. The nearly 9,000 km border is closed, except for commerce, essential workers, and citizens returning home. The agreement is “another example of the excellent collaboration between our two nations,” Trudeau said Saturday.
The UK has recorded another 888 coronavirus deaths in hospitals in the last 24 hours, for a total of 15,464 as of 5pm Friday, the health department said Saturday. It is the third consecutive daily increase above 800. At 9 am on April 18, 460,437 tests concluded, with 21,389 tests on April 17. Of the 357,023 people tested for the virus, 114,217 have been positive, the Health Department said.
Spain will spread It has five weeks of coronavirus blockade until May 9, but plans to relax the regime, one of the toughest in the world, to allow children to leave their homes before the end of this month. Pedro Sánchez, prime minister, said in a televised speech Saturday night that he would ask parliament for a new two-week extension of the state of alert, the extraordinary legal order that supports the shutdown.
Greece is making plans to gradually loosen your lock Starting next month, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview published on Saturday. “I think by the end of this month we will have a much clearer picture [of the situation] so that in May, if there is no dramatic change, we can begin to relax the blockade. But it will happen step by step, “he told Kathimerini.
The UK government is giving £ 1.6 billion to local authorities in England after some said they would run out of money in a matter of weeks due to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. Robert Jenrick, secretary of local government, said it would help bridge the gap caused by rising spending and declining incomes and housing payments for people who sleep poorly, protecting vulnerable people and assisting public health and fire and rescue services.
