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Italy is closing all non-essential shops including bars and restaurants until 25 March. Only pharmacies and food stores will remain open.
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The U.S. suspends flights from****26 European countries that are members of the Schengen border-free area for 30 days
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the country would suspend flights from 26 European countries starting on Friday at midnight. /DOUG MILLS /POOL/AFP
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Greece confirms its first death from COVID-19, a 66-year-old patient
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Austria reports its first death from the outbreak, a 69-year-old
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Ireland is set to announce today the closure of schools and universities in the country
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen postponed a trip to Greece over coronavirus concerns
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European Council President Charles Michel will assess the U.S. travel ban to avoid 'economic disruption' in Europe
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Slovenia and Austria close their borders to arrivals from Italy , while Switzerland will implement only partial border closures
Slovenia's government announced it would close its border with Italy on March 11. /Jure Makovec/AFP
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Kazakhstan cancels the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference scheduled for June in the country
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**Denmark closes schools, banned indoor events **of more than 100 people and asks all non-critical public sector workers to work from home
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China is sending doctors and medical equipment to Italy to help the country's healthcare system on the brink of collapse
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Actor** Tom Hanks **and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the virus
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The NBA season has been suspended until further notice after a player in the U.S. basketball league contracted the virus
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for COVID-19 while in Australia. /ROBYN BECK/AFP
ACROSS EUROPE
By Ross Cullen in Rome
Over the past week, Italy has closed all schools in the country and ordered a nationwide quarantine, now in its third day. Yesterday, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the further measure of closing all non-essential services (including bars, restaurants and hairdressers) will be implemented until 25 March in a bid to stop the further spreading of the virus.
Only pharmacies, food stores, post offices and banks will remain open and public transport will keep running.
This extreme measure will hopefully stop the increasing number of fatalities in Italy, which has reached a total of 827 deaths – meaning nearly 200 people died in the past 24 hours. At the moment, there are more than 1,000 patients in intensive care in Italian hospitals but another 1,000 have recovered.
Empty shelves in the supermarkets in Brussels as people in Europe give in to panic buying. /Toni Waterman / CGTN
By Toni Waterman in Brussels
European solidarity continues to wane.Romania is the latest to turn inwards, suspending drug exports and other health products for the next six months. Germany, France and Czechia have already halted the export of protective gear such as masks and goggles, while Austria and Slovenia are turning away Italians at their borders.
The Brussels region has stepped up its efforts to fight the spread of COVID-19. Any indoor public event or gathering of more than 1,000 people is prohibited, as are visits to people in nursing homes and school trips abroad.
MARKETS AND BUSINESS
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Global stocks plummeted after the U.S. banned European flights , with Europe's markets diving to their lowest levels in almost four years
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Oil prices fell by 7 percent after Trump announced the travel restrictions
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The European Central Bank will announce today its stimulus package to support the eurozone economy amid the coronavirus outbreak
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Poland's president, Andrzej Duda, has asked banks to allow delay payments of loan instalments for several months because of the COVID-19 outbreak
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Ukraine's currency, the hryvnia, has lost 4.8 percent of its value since March due the COVID-19 outbreak. The currency has slipped to 26 vs the U.S. dollar for the first time since July 2019
