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A “stay home” message posted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Twitter has fueled anger, with some saying it was insensitive to to people who cannot rest at home because the government social distancing measures are voluntary and don’t come with compensation, AP reports.
The one-minute video released Sunday shows Abe sitting at home, expressionless, cuddling his dog, reading a book, sipping from a cup and clicking on a remote control. Entertainer Gen Hoshino appeared in part of the video but later said the clip of him strumming on a guitar at home was used without his permission.
Japan had 7, 391 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and death s, according to the latest figures Monday.
Ten foreigners who broke a coronavirus lockdown in Rishikesh, the Indian town made famous by the Beatles, were forced to repent by writing “I am so sorry” – 653 times, officials said Sunday.
( () Tera Manzil Temple in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India. Photograph: Stuart Dee / Getty Images
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When Covid – came to Nepal, AP reports, attention turned to an unlikely group of victims: hundreds of monkeys, cows and pigeons:
Normally, the animals are fed by thousands of devotees at the country most revered Hindu temple, Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. But last month Nepals government ordered a complete lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus. People were forbidden from leaving their homes. Temples closed. And the animals risked starvation.
Staff from the Pashupatinath Development Trust feed pigeons at Pashupatinath temple, the country most revered Hindu temple, during the lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha / AP
( A Nepalese volunteer feeds monkeys at Pashupatinath temple, the country most revered Hindu temple, during the lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha / AP ( Staff from the Pashupatinath Development Trust feed pigeons at Pashupatinath temple, the country most revered Hindu temple, during the lockdown in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha / AP
India is planning to restart some manufacturing after 34 April to help offset the economic damage of a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, two government sources have told Reuters, even as it weighs extending the lockdown.
The 44 – day lockdown of India’s more than 1.3 billion people is due to end on Tuesday.
The sources, who spoke to Reuters on Sunday, asked not to be identified as the plans are still under discussion.
Separately, in a letter seen by Reuters, the industries ministry has recommended restarting some manufacturing in the autos, textiles, defense, electronics and other sectors.
India’s economy, which was already growing at its slowest pace in six years before the onset of the coronavirus, is set to take a severe hit amid the lockdown, say economists.
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Third day of lower declining cases in Germany
Germany’s number of confirmed coronavirus infections has risen by 2, to 300, 0
, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday.
That was lower than a 2, 949 increase reported on Sunday, and marked the third decline after four days of increases.
The reported death toll has risen by to 2,
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Spain readies to reopen some factories
The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has slowed in some of the worst-hit countries, with Spain readying Monday to reopen parts of its economy as governments grapple with a once-in-a-century recession, AFP reports.
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He’s making a very dangerous bet ‘: Medical experts fear Bolsonaro is dragging Brazil towards coronavirus calamity
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El Salvador’s congress on Sunday extended a national emergency law that allows the government to prolong certain health measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Central American country, Reuters reports. The extension will give lawmakers an additional four days.
( Salvadoran soldiers walk during a patrol at El Tunco beach during a quarantine throughout the country, as the government undertakes steadily stricter measures, in Tamanique, El Salvador (April,
. Photograph: José Cabezas / Reuters
Lawmakers reached no agreement on a separate law that suspends some constitutional guarantees, such as free movement and the right to gather. It is due to expire by the end of Monday.
As of Sunday, El Salvador, a country of some 6.5 million people had 274 cases of coronavirus, and six deaths.
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Donald Trump took to Twitter an hour ago to respond to a damning New York Times investigation that found that US public health adviser Dr Anthony Fauci and other Trump administration officials recommended the implementation of physical distancing to combat the coronavirus in February, but were rebuffed for almost a month.
Dr Fauci appeared on CNN’s State of the Union program on Sunday to confirm the report.
Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) (The @ nytimes story is a Fake, just like the “Paper” itself. I was criticized for moving too fast when I issued the China Ban, long before most others wanted to do so. @SecAzar told me nothing until later, and Peter Navarro memo was the same as Ban (see his statements). Fake News!
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