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EU closes external borders in anti-coronavirus effrort
The aim is to slow down the spread of coronavirus in Europe and globally. REUTERS EU leaders have agreed to restrict most travel into Europe for at least 30
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Israel enables emergency spy powers to track potential coronavirus carriers using mobile-phone data
“These tools will very much assist us in locating the sick and stopping the virus from spreading,” Netanyahu said. REUTERS The Israeli government has approved emergency measures for its security agencies to track the mobile-phone data of people with suspected…
Kyiv’s underground suspends service until April 3
Surface transport routes are to be used as substitutes. Passengers in Kyiv will use routes that substitute the subway / Photo from UNIAN The Kyiv Metro, a local underground railway system, suspended its service at 23:00 Kyiv time on March…
Another six people with suspected coronavirus hospitalized in Lviv region
In total, 24 people have been hospitalized with suspected coronavirus in Lviv region. REUTERS Six people with suspected coronavirus have been admitted to the Lviv Regional Infectious Clinical Hospital. All patients earlier returned from trips to countries where coronavirus cases had…
Ukraine suspending rail, air and bus passenger traffic at noon today
Some commuter trains will take shortened routes to be completed by noon. Photo from UNIAN Ukraine will suspend all intercitiy rail, air, and bus passenger services in Ukraine at noon today as part of measures to counter the spread of coronavirus across…
Twelve Ukrainians being treated for coronavirus abroad, 744 in quarantine – MFA
A total of 11,758 Ukrainians returned home. REUTERS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine says 12 Ukrainians are being treated for the novel coronavirus abroad, while 744 people remain in quarantine. Five citizens of Ukraine are undergoing treatment…
Coronavirus outbreak boosts delivery apps across Latin America
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus outbreak is boosting grocery deliveries by web-based apps across Latin American countries, as schools suspend activities and more people work from home to contain a pandemic that has already infected more than 100,000…
Self-driving technology companies suspend testing on virus fears
(Reuters) – Self-driving technology companies, including Waymo, Cruise and Uber, have suspended autonomous car testing that involves backup drivers, joining corporate America to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus. Alphabet Inc unit Waymo said on Tuesday it was…
Samsung flags chip recovery, shrinking phone market amid coronavirus outbreak
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic would hurt sales of smartphones and consumer electronics this year, while demand from data centers would fuel a recovery in memory chip markets. Chief Executive Kim Ki-nam…
New coronavirus can persist in air for hours and on surfaces for days: study
The shortest survival time was on copper, where half the virus became inactivated within 46 minutes, study showed. loda.gov.ua The highly contagious novel coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the…