Portugal tightens Easter travel restrictions due to coronavirus

Portugal tightens Easter travel restrictions due to coronavirus

Portugal’s government tightened restrictions on movement to stop the spread of the coronavirus during the normally busy Easter holiday period,…

From luxury hotels to camps, coronavirus quarantine varies across AsiaHotels

From luxury hotels to camps, coronavirus quarantine varies across Asia

As Asian countries look to slow coronavirus infection rates among citizens returning home from overseas, quarantine facilities – ranging from…

Japan stimulus to help airlines, stave off deflation

Japan stimulus to help airlines, stave off deflation

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday promised support for domestic airlines hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and said a…

Tokyo records most new coronavirus cases in a day as pressure for lockdown builds

Tokyo records most new coronavirus cases in a day as pressure for lockdown builds

Japan’s capital recorded more than 70 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday for its highest tally in a single day, as…

Airlines ground flights, count mounting costs of the coronavirus shockTransport

Airlines ground flights, count mounting costs of the coronavirus shock

Airlines across the globe are feeling the pain as travel demand withers because of the coronavirus outbreak, scrapping flights and…

Saudi Arabia expands lockdown as coronavirus death toll doubles

Saudi Arabia expands lockdown as coronavirus death toll doubles

Saudi Arabia halted entry and exit into Jeddah governorate on Sunday, expanding lockdown rules as it reported four new deaths…

Madeira to limit passengers allowed to disembark on islands to 100 per week

Madeira to limit passengers allowed to disembark on islands to 100 per week

Madeira, an autonomous region of Portugal, said it would limit the number of people allowed to enter its islands to…

Turkey halts intercity trains, limits domestic flights over virus outbreakDestinations

Turkey halts intercity trains, limits domestic flights over virus outbreak

Turkey halted all intercity trains and limited domestic flights on Saturday as part of measures to contain a fast-growing coronavirus…

China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift its lockdown

China’s Wuhan, where the coronavirus emerged, begins to lift its lockdown

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday by restarting…

Coronavirus brings new taboos in famously freewheeling Amsterdam

Coronavirus brings new taboos in famously freewheeling Amsterdam

The spread of coronavirus is giving rise to new social taboos in famously libertine, free-wheeling Amsterdam, with many no longer…