The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, the Delhi state’s chief minister said on Saturday, without saying how long the extension would be.
The number of coronavirus deaths in Spain fell for a third consecutive day on Saturday, with 510 fatalities reported in the past 24 hours -- the smallest overnight increase since March 23.
Between Thursday and Friday, 605 people in Spain died from the virus - down from 683 during the previous 24 hours.
Video: The correspondent of ABC MUNDIAL in Spain made a live tour of the streets of Barcelona.
The Prime Minister held forth on the issue at a high level video meet with political leaders today. He indicated at the meeting that most of the suggestions he has got so far are for an extension of the full lockdown, or for the lockdown to not be lifted in one go, in order to combat the spread of infection more efficiently.
Taipei handed down a maximum NT$1 million (US$32,965) fine Wednesday to a man who was found to have broken his quarantine restrictions, Deputy Mayor Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) said that day.
