Archive: 23/03/2020
Greece calls for health volunteers to combat virus
Greece on Monday put out a call for health volunteers to help combat the spread of the coronavirus as the health minister said hundreds of additional medical staff had been deployed.
Mar 23, 2020
DR Congo city locks down as more African nations report deaths
Democratic Republic of Congo's second largest city began a 48-hour lockdown and three more African countries led by Nigeria announced coronavirus fatalities Monday as the disease extended its reach south of the Sahara.
Mar 23, 2020
Thai monks make virus masks from recycled plastic
A Buddhist monk scrawls a prayer on an orange face mask beseeching "an end to the suffering" caused by the deadly coronavirus—a finishing touch to the facial covering weaved out of recycled plastic at one Thai temple.
Mar 23, 2020
Italy bans travel in bid to slow virus deaths
Italy banned travel and shut down a range of industries Monday in a last-ditch push to stem the spread of a coronavirus that has killed nearly 5,500 people in a month.
Mar 23, 2020