WHITE HOUSE
Fauci in quarantine as Trump projects confidence and urges states to reopen
...Fauci, 79, a calming face of the Trump administration’s otherwise chaotic pandemic response, has begun what is being described as “modified quarantine”, involving some work from home, after he had “low risk” contact with a White House staffer who tested positive.
He is joined by Dr Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, and Dr Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who have both gone into two weeks of isolation.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/10/anthony-fauci-self-quarantine-donald-trump
RUSSIA -
Russia surpasses UK tally with more than 10,000 new cases
Russia has reported 10,899 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total past that of Britain to 232,243, the third highest total worldwide.
AUSTRALIA -
China has suspended imports from four major Australian beef suppliers just weeks after Beijing’s ambassador warned of a consumer boycott in retaliation for Canberra’s push to investigate the origins of the coronavirus.
SPAIN -
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Spain orders two-week quarantine for all overseas travellers from 15 May
The Spanish government has ordered a two-week quarantine for all overseas travellers coming to the country from 15 May in a bid to curb the spreading of coronavirus in the country.
The incoming travellers will have to remain indoors and will only be allowed to exit for grocery shopping, to visit health centres and in case of a “situation of need”, an official order published on Tuesday said.
The quarantine has been enforced for all travellers incoming to Spain between 15 - 24 May, when the state of emergency is due to end.