Sunday, March 29, 2020

Sunday Stories - Part 2

As the sun finally tries to break out on a Sunday, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, hospitals in and around Paris are "living in a real hell".

From France24, France reports 292 deaths from the coronavirus in one day.

From RFI, "to mask or not to mask".

From El País, the Spanish cabinet will "hibernate" the country's economy to avoid overloading hospitals.

From The Portugal News, more than 4,500 doctors respond to the Portuguese president's call to reinforce the country's National Health Service.

From SwissInfo, how the coronavirus crisis reveals the cultural divide between Switzerland's lingual regions.

From the Malta Independent, according to Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela, the next few weeks are "crucial", but not everyone is obeying the social distancing rules.

From Malta Today, Maltese police step up their patrols to disperse gatherings.

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian stores dedicate the time between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. to senior citizens, disabled people, and pregnant women.

From Total Croatia News, a Croatian man wonders if he had the coronavirus and recovered from it.

From Ekathimerini, according to Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias, the effects of Greece's coronavirus lockdown will be apparent during the middle of April.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece cancels its traditional Easter exodus due to the coronavirus.

From Novinite, Bulgaria confirms a total of 338 coronavirus cases and 8 deaths.

From The Sofia Globe, 92 fines are issued in a single day for violated a ban on visiting parks in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

From Radio Bulgaria, almost 110,000 Bulgarians have returned home since the start of the country's quarantine.

From Romania-Insider, breaking Romania's coronavirus-related restrictions is gonna cost ya more, pilgrim.

From Russia Today, don't leave your home, says the mayor of Moscow.

From Sputnik International, according to a spokesman for Russian President Putin, visiting coronavirus patients is "just his style".

From The Moscow Times, the head of Russia's Orthodox Church tells believers to pray in their homes.

From the Hungary Journal, Hungary reports a total of 408 coronavirus cases.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary and Croatia agree to allow cross-border commuting.

From Hungary Today, Hungary and Slovakia agree to open a border crossing.

From The Slovak Spectator, how the Slovak government plans to help small businesses and self-employed workers.

From Radio Prague, Czech ministers call for extending their country's state of emergency, and for quarantine for everyone entering the Czech Republic.

From Radio Poland, Poland reports its 19th death from the coronavirus.

From the CPH Post, Denmark reports a total of 2,395 coronavirus cases.

From Deutsche Welle, Hesse state Finance Minister Thomas Schäfer is found dead on a high-speed train in Hochheim, Germany.

From the NL Times, Dutch municipal authorities break up parties and close a hotel.

From Dutch News, over 10,000 people in the Netherlands have tested positive for the coronavirus.

From EuroNews, the Netherlands recalls hundreds of thousands of defective face masks made in China.

From VRT NWS, a woman is harassed by a fake policeman in Huldenberg, Belgium.

From The Brussels Times, the Belgian government agrees to shorted waiting times for clinical trials on vaccines and drugs.

From Voice Of Europe, migrants in Belgium reject coronavirus measures and spit on police.  (If you read Flemish, read the story at SCEPTR.)

From the Express, for the success of the 2016 Brexit vote, a "Vote Leave insider" thanks then-U.S. President Obama.

From the Evening Standard, in a selfie video, coronavirus-isolated U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson reveals that 20,000 former NHS workers have returned to fight the coronavirus.

From the (U.K.) Independent, the coronavirus sends the U.K. justice system into "meltdown".

From the (Irish) Independent, the first flight from China carrying masks, gloves, gowns and eye protectors arrives in Dublin.

From the Irish Examiner, a hotel and conference center in Dublin becomes a coronavirus isolation center.

And from The Conservative Woman, the risk counties take by outsourcing their health to China.

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