Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Stories For April Fool's Day - Part 2

As the first day of April hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Morocco World News, Morocco's health ministry expects to flatten the coronavirus curve in the near future.

From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey considers more restrictions on travel due to the coronavirus.

From Turkish Minute, Turkey sends medical supplies to Italy and Spain to help against the coronavirus.

From Rûdaw, the withdrawal of U.S. troops leaves a power vacuum in northern Iraq.

From In-Cyprus, inspectors close three supermarkets in Turkish-held northern Cyprus.

From The Syrian Observer, sewing workshops in northern Syria start to make face masks.

From Arutz Sheva, Prime Minister Netanyahu asks Israelis to wear masks in public.

From The Times Of Israel, a draft of a deal for an Israeli unity government provides for a new official residence for an acting prime minister.

From The Jerusalem Post, according to Israeli scientists, an "active component" for a coronavirus vaccine could be tested on humans as early as June 1st.

From YNetNews, Netanyahu announces travel restrictions on the city of Bnei Brak due to a spike in coronavirus cases.

From the Egypt Independent, Egyptians who return from abroad must enter a 14-day quarantine.

From Egypt Today, an evacuation flight brings 87 Egyptians back from France.

From StepFeed, the Expo 2020 Dubai may be postponed for a year due to the coronavirus.

From The New Arab, the coronavirus could send 8 million people in the Arab world into poverty.

From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi energy companies donate a large amount of money into Saudi Arabia's Health Endowment Fund.

From Radio Farda, according to Iranian President Rouhani, the U.S. missed a coronavirus-caused opportunity to apologize for its sanctions against Iran.

From IranWire, the head of Iran's judiciary calls on the country's Ministry of Health and Medical Education to cooperate on managing statistics on the coronavirus.  (This might show that statistics, as observed by Mark Twain and possibly others before him, are a type of lie.)

From Dawn, the demand in Pakistan for electricity, gas and oil drops "dramatically".

From The Express Tribune, the Pakistani government decides to extend the country's lockdown until April 14th.

From Pakistan Today, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan fears a spike in coronavirus cases and calls for donations to a relief fund.

From Khaama Press, a delegation from the Taliban arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan to discuss the release of prisoners.

From The Hans India, of the 87 coronavirus patients in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, 64 attended a Tablighi Jamaat event.

From the Hindustan Times, Indian states scramble to identify the people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event.

From ANI, four people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event are found in the city of Ambala.

From India Today, coronavirus cases related to the Tablighi Jamaat event "explode" across India's states.

From The Times Of India, food given out in Pakistan in response to the coronavirus crisis reportedly does not reach Hindus or Christians.

From the Dhaka Tribune, all courts in Bangladesh will remain closed until April 11th.

From the Daily Mirror, the state of coronavirus testing in Sri Lanka.

From the Colombo Page, Sri Lanka's government extends all types of visas until May 12th.

From Maldives Insider, the Maldive Islands will fast-track a $100 million coronavirus stimulus package.

From Palestinian Media Watch, on International Women's Day, Palestinian Authority TV honors female terrorists.

From The Jakarta Post, Indonesia's central bank will "throw a lifeline" to the country's economy to fight the coronavirus.

From The Straits Times, Singaporeans debate the use of face masks by healthy people.

From the Borneo Post, according to former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's economy will recover from the coronavirus crisis, "but not quickly".

From Free Malaysia Today, according to Malaysia's health director-general, no prisoners are under any treatment for the coronavirus.

From The Mainichi, Japan will extend its entry ban to 73 countries and regions.

And from Gatestone Institute, why the Palestinian Authority is not helping Gaza to fight the coronavirus.

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