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17/03/2020

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14/03/2020

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested negative for coronavirus, according to a post on his page on Friday.

14/03/2020

US declares national emergency amid travel ban

14/03/2020

Australia-New Zealand cricket series postponed

13/03/2020

Canadian PM Trudeau's wife tests positive for coronavirus

13/03/2020

Norwegian Air set to cancel 4,000 flights and temporarily lay off about half of its staff because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The budget airline said the changes would apply until the end of May and numbers may increase.

13/03/2020

UEFA :
All competitions including Champions League and Europa League postponed

All Uefa competitions, including Champions League and Europa League matches due to be played on 17 and 18 March, have been postponed because of the corona virus outbreak.

Uefa has announced that the competition draws scheduled for 20 March have also been postponed.

13/03/2020

13/03/2020

MOUNT EVEREST CLOSED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK

Nepal's government announced that it would cancel all climbing permits from 14 March until 30 April.

China had already cancelled expeditions from the northern, Chinese-controlled, side of the mountain.

According to the Kathmandu Post, the Nepal earns $4M by issuing Everest climbing permits every year, aside from wider tourism revenue.

"We have decided to halt all tourist visas until 30 April," said Narayan Prasad Bidari, Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office.

"As of now, all issued permits and permits yet to be issued for the 2020 Everest season will be cancelled."

It also advised foreigners who were unable to avoid coming to Nepal from 14 March to stay in quarantine for 14 days.

Most climbers come from the US, India, China, UK, Japan, and South Korea - and are a major source of revenue for the Nepalese government.