DPRK leader presides over Politburo meeting on nationwide anti-coronavirus measures 

Nov 16,2020
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), presided over a Political Bureau meeting on Sunday to discuss the country's efforts to fight COVID-19, state media reported on Monday morning.
UK Prime Minister to self-isolate
Nov 16
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he must self-isolate because he has been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Schools, shops to close as Austria tightens restrictions
Nov 15
Austria's government Saturday announced a return to tougher anti-coronavirus restrictions including shutting schools and non-essential shops to contain spiralling second wave infections.
Virus curbs tighten in Europe as global deaths top 1.3 mn
Nov 15
A swathe of new restrictions to curtail a second wave of coronavirus infections were announced or came into force from Austria to Greece, Italy to Portugal on Saturday as the global death toll climbed above 1.3 million.
Slovenia tightens virus shutdown, halts public transport
Nov 14
Slovenia's government announced Thursday it would suspend public transportation and ban almost all public gatherings for two weeks as its existing shutdown measures have failed to sufficiently contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
New covid outbreak hits US Secret Service: media
Nov 14
The US Secret Service, which guards President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden, and the White House, has been struck by an outbreak of Covid-19, US media reported Friday.  
Pneumonia kills 140,000 children each year in Nigeria
Nov 14
Pneumonia kills around 143,000 children under the age of five each year in Nigeria, the government said Thursday, with the coronavirus pandemic hampering access to life-saving treatment.