As the day named after a man who really wasn't named Patrick hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, patients under 50 are arriving at a hospital in Bergamo, Italy. (If you read Italian, read the story at Il Giornale.)
From ANSA, the latest coronavirus numbers in Italy include 31,056 cases, 2,503 deaths, and 2,941 recoveries.
From EuroNews, under lockdown, Milan, Italy becomes a "silent city".
From the Malta Independent, the coronavirus turns Valletta, Malta into a "ghost city".
From Malta Today, according to Maltese Economy Minister Silvio Schembri, foreign workers who lose their jobs will be deported.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia cultural, educational and entertainment materials are released while theaters, libraries and halls stay closed.
From Total Croatia News, the European Commission over €119 million to Croatia to purchase 21 electric trains.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Health Minister Venko Filipce, North Macedonia is totally ready to accommodate coronavirus patients.
From Balkan Insight, Serbia restricts the movements of migrants and asylum seekers living in state-run centers.
From Ekathimerini, to discourage the use of public transportation, the city of Athens will allow free parking for 20 days.
From the Greek Reporter, the Greek ministry of migration and asylum announces emergency measures to contain a possible outbreak of the coronavirus in its migrant and refugee camps.
From Novinite, the Bulgarian city of Bansko is under quarantine.
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria's tourism minister bans tours within and into the country.
From Radio Bulgaria, an order from Bulgaria's health minister specifies who must be quarantined.
From Romania-Insider, Romania closes restaurants, restricts indoor events, and suspends flights from Spain.
From Russia Today, in response to the coronavirus, the Russian Orthodox Church increases the amount of wine given out for communion.
From Sputnik International, a 25,000-year-old mammoth bone circle is discovered near Kostenki, Russia.
From the Moscow Times, according to President Putin, the coronavirus situation in Russia is "under control".
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary's first double-decker train takes its first test run. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Smartlap.)
From Hungary Today, researchers at Hungary’s National Centre for Public Health isolate the coronavirus. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, Catholic churches in Hungary suspend Sunday Mass due to the coronavirus.
From The Slovak Spectator, three good news items about the coronavirus from Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
From Radio Prague, 21 districts in the Czech region of Moravia are quarantined due to the coronavirus.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish cabinet tests negative for the coronavirus, except for one member.
From the CPH Post, Denmark's queen makes a historic speech calling for vigilance and consideration.
From Deutsche Welle, Berlin plans to build a 1,000-bed hospital for coronavirus patients.
From the NL Times, Dutch customs authorities seize 250 kilos of she-don't-lie.
From Dutch News, the Dutch government recommends that people avoid travelling abroad unless it is "strictly necessary".
From VRT NWS, lung scans of 30-something Belgian coronavirus patients show a "scary picture".
From The Brussels Times, the University of Namur develops a new test to diagnose the coronavirus.
From France24, what you can and can't do under France's coronavirus lockdown.
From RFI, 100,000 police and gendarmes will be deployed to monitor the French lockdown.
From SwissInfo, Switzerland calls up its militia soldiers to fight the coronavirus.
From El País, Spanish businesses temporarily lay off over 100,000 in response to the coronavirus.
From Euractiv, Spain turns back cars at its land borders with Portugal and France, due to the coronavirus.
From The Portugal News, Minister of Foreign Affairs Santos Silva tells the Portuguese to avoid making "non-essential" trips abroad.
From Voice Of Europe, the number of illegal migrants entering Europe is still rising.
From the Express, Prime Minister Boris Johnson hires surveillance planes to keep E.U. fishers out of U.K. waters.
From the Evening Standard, U.K. police will be given "emergency powers" to arrest and isolate people to protect the public health. (Where have I heard of "emergency powers" before? Oh yeah, when such powers were given to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.)
From the (U.K.) Independent, emergency measures will allow restaurants and pubs to convert into takeaways.
From the (Irish) Independent, Dublin has a "surreal" Saint Patrick's Day.
From the Irish Examiner, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar calls today "a St Patrick's Day like no other".
And from The Conservative Woman, the man who foresaw political correctness 230 years ago.
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