Europe Borders May Close To September Due To U.S. COVID-19 Threat

Macron Warns EU External Borders May Remain Closed Until September Due to COVID-19  SchengenVisaInfo.comEurope Borders May Close To September Due To U.S. COVID-19 Threat  ForbesView Full coverage on Google News

Covid-19 'doesn't have borders'  CGTN

 Japan Tobacco said it may close two European factories and cut production by a third in a move that could see about 1,100 layoffs, citing a “challenging operating environment”.

'Diseases know no borders': Cooperation key in COVID-19 response  Al Jazeera America

School owners body denies reported threat to close the schools.
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A day after the government refuted reports that it had placed a school fees cap for private schools, now owners of private schools in the country deny that they had ever threatened to close their schools in protest of the supposed fee cap. Deputy ...

Football is shut down across Europe due to the coronavirus, but in Belarus it's business as usual  CNN InternationalLast league standing: Belarusian football basks in new-found popularity  The GuardianCoronavirus: Belarusian football fans brush off virus fears as league plays on | AFP  AFP News AgencyWhy is Belarus Premier League still playing despite coronavirus, and what fixtures are on this week?  The SunCoronavirus: How Belarusian Premier League is thriving in football’s absence  The...

Salzburg's Europa League tie with Eintracht Frankfurt postponed due to storm threat  Stadium AstroUpdate: FC Salzburg - Eintracht Frankfurt to be played tomorrow at 18:00 CET | Inside UEFA  UEFA.comEuropa League last-16 draw LIVE!  Sky SportsEuropa League game cancelled due to storm warning  SuperSportFC Salzburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt postponed to Friday  UEFA.comView Full coverage on Google News

Europe now 'epicentre' of COVID-19 pandemic, WHO warns  Daily MonitorCoronavirus: Europe now epicentre of the pandemic, says WHO  BBC NewsEurope now center of coronavirus pandemic, death toll has passed 5,000 – WHO chief  RTEurope now 'epicentre' of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO  RFIEurope 'now the epicentre' of coronavirus pandemic  Metro.co.ukView Full coverage on Google News

By Kumbirai Nhongo


The economy of the Southern African Development Community is at risk as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase.

Figures from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention show that as of 10 April, the SADC region had 2,831 confirmed cases of COVID-19, accounting for 22 percent of the 12,973 cases registered on the continent as of the same day.

Within the first 10 days of April, fatalities attributed to the virus in the region more than doubled from 24 to...