
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree to introduce a nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on Monday, the presidential office said on Sunday. “In connection with the declaration by the World Health Organisation of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, as a pandemic, in order to ...

France voted in municipal elections Sunday that risk a low turnout as the mounting coronavirus infection toll saw the government indefinitely close cafes, restaurants and schools. Anti-infection precautions were in place at the country’s 35,000-odd voting stations, with bottles of hand sanitizer at the entrance, a personal distance of about ...