Before I resume listing some of today's news and views, I must present one story that broke late yesterday.
From The Niagara Gazette, at a prison in western New York, convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein tests positive for the coronavirus.
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On to today's items. As a rainy Monday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, gendarmerie in Seyssinet-Pariset, France have to neutralize a vehicle being driven into a barrier.
From France24, parks and riverbanks in Paris are empty due to the coronavirus-related ban on gatherings.
From RFI, France will conduct large-scale testing for the coronavirus after the current lockdown ends.
From El País, some Spanish politicians are in quarantine due to the coronavirus.
From The Portugal News, taxis and ubers in Portugal may work, but under restrictions.
From SwissInfo, a Swiss woman discusses getting and later recovering from the coronavirus.
From ANSA, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conti signs a decree closing down all non-essential production in Italy.
From EuroNews, police in Italy are now permitted to use drones to monitor social distancing.
From the Malta Independent, the Maltese cabinet will discuss further measures to aid businesses.
From Malta Today, Maltese opposition leader Adrian Delia calls for a special aid package for people on the island of Gozo.
From Total Slovenia News, the Slovenian government considers an economic stimulus package, possible new aid, and help for the self-employed.
From Total Croatia News, more than 7,000 buildings in Croatia will be assessed for damage from yesterday's earthquakes.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, Montenegro confirms its first coronavirus-related death.
From Balkan Insight, opposition parties in Kosovo back a no-confidence motion against the governing party led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti.
From Ekathimerini, the Hellenic League for Human Rights wants prisons to be decongested due to the coronavirus.
From the Greek Reporter, Greeks defend their land border during the coronavirus crisis.
From Novinite, Bulgaria orders a million coronavirus test kits.
From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian parliament votes to accept President Rumen Radev's partial veto of the emergency measures bill passed in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria faces a shortages of face masks and disinfectants.
From Romania-Insider, a large hospital in Suceava, Romania closes after 52 doctors and nurses test positive for the coronavirus. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Monitorul De Suceava.)
From Russia Today, hospital construction workers in Moscow are motivated by Soviet-style billboards.
From Sputnik International, Russian military cargo planes deliver medical supplies to Italy.
From The Moscow Times, police in Moscow are reportedly preparing for a city-wide lockdown due to the coronavirus. (If you read Russian, read the story at RBC.)
From Daily News Hungary, the Hungarian cabinet regards illegal migration as a "very serious health risk".
From Hungary Today, opposition lawmakers stop an emergency relief bill from being fast-tracked in the Hungarian parliament.
From About Hungary, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, "the more we cooperate, the more lives we can save".
From The Slovak Spectator, a hike in Slovenský Raj National Park.
From Radio Prague, the Czech government extends its restrictions on movement until April 1st.
From Polskie Radio, according to Poland's education ministry, about 95 percent of Polish schools are ready for distance learning.
From the CPH Post, the Danish government extends its coronavirus-related lockdown until April 13th.
From Deutsche Welle, while conducting raids against illegal international weapons dealers, police in the German state of Brandenburg find human remains.
From the NL Times, the Netherlands will start fining groups who defy rules put in place in response to the coronavirus.
From Dutch News, the Dutch government introduces new measures against the coronavirus.
From VRT NWS, for the first time, the number of new coronavirus cases in Belgium decreases from one day to the next.
From The Brussels Times, the Belgian commune of Flanders imposes a Dutch-language test for children in the third year of preschool. (Belgium is divided into three communes. Besides Flanders, where most people speak the Flemish dialect of Dutch, the other two are Wallonia, where people speak the Walloon dialect of French, and the capital city of Brussels, which is officially bilingual.)
From Euractiv, how the coronavirus brought about the return of realism. (The article points out that the coronavirus has done more to eradicate borderless Europe than all the "far-right" politicians. This seems to align with my opinion that in Europe, supporting borders and desiring your country to be sovereign makes you "far-right".)
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson launches new coronavirus rules never before seen in peacetime.
From the Evening Standard, a British lottery winner helps self-isolating families by giving out potatoes.
From the (U.K.) Independent, England and Wales suspend all jury trials due to the coronavirus.
From the (Irish) Independent, over 60,000 people register for the "Be on Call for Ireland" initiative against the coronavirus.
From the Irish Examiner, fishermen in Dingle, Ireland block Spanish and French crews from coming ashore due to fears of the coronavirus.
From The Conservative Woman, Boris Johnson's legacy will be a police state.
And from Snouts in the Trough, it's time to learn the phrase "viral load", and to listen to a bit of musical comedy.
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