| "The virus has infected more than 1 million globally |
DUBAI: Countries in the Middle East continue to take extra precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, as the virus infects more than one million globally.
The new global figures come as the West struggles with the most number of cases as of Friday – the US leads with more than 245,000 infections.
COVID-19 has killed more than 53,000 people globally.
Friday, April 3 (All times in GMT)
18:10 - Thailand has temporarily banned all passenger flights from landing in the country to curb the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the country's aviation agency said on Friday.
The ban on incoming flights came into effect on Friday morning and will run until the end of Monday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand said in an order published late on Friday.
Anyone arriving on a flight that took off before the order came into effect will need to be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival in Thailand, the order said.
18:10 - France on Friday reported 588 more coronavirus deaths in hospital, its biggest toll over the last 24 hours since the epidemic began.
The new deaths brought to 5,091 the total number of people who have died in hospital of COVID-19 in France, top health official Jerome Salomon told reporters.
There is no daily toll for those who died of COVID-19 in old people's homes in France. But Salomon said that a total of 1,416 people had died in such establishments from COVID-19 in the epidemic. This brings the total French toll to at least 6,507.
17:52 - The UAE announced 240 new cases of coronavirus and the death of one patient on Friday.
17:45 - Turkey imposed a partial curfew for citizens under the age of 20, effective as of midnight on Friday as part of measures against the coronavirus outbreak, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said.
Ankara also decided to shut down borders of 31 cities for vehicles, excluding essential supplies, to contain the outbreak, Erdogan said, adding that mask usage will be obligatory in crowded places.
In March, Turkey ordered elderly citizens, over 65, and those with chronic diseases to stay at home.
17:28 - Morocco reported 70 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 761.
16:45 - Turkey's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak increased by 69 to 425 on Friday, while the number of confirmed cases from the disease rose by 2,786 to 20,921.
16:25 - Italy records 766 new coronavirus deaths bringing the total to 14,681 - just higher than the tally of 760 fatalities a day earlier.
16:20 - The Palestinian Territories record 22 coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 193 cases.
16:18 - Algeria records 185 new cases of coronavirus infections, bringing the total to 1,171 cases.
16:01 - The total number of coronavirus infections in Tunisia reached 495, after 40 new cases were recorded.
15:55 - New York records 562 coronavirus-related deaths in one day.
15:49 - Qatar announced 126 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,074.
15:45 - A United Nations rights official on Friday voiced concern over prisoners after reports of unrest in facilities prompted by worries over a coronavirus outbreak in countries including Iran, one of the worst-hit in the world.
Iranian media have reported unrest in several prisons, and a mass escape from a facility in the west of the country, despite the temporary release of some 100,000 inmates to curb prison overcrowding.
"As you see in Iran and some other countries, we are seeing riots, prisoners who are afraid, who are distressed at the big loss of contact from family members and so on. So there are many, many issues surrounding this," UN human rights spokesman Rupert Colville told a virtual briefing in Geneva.
14:58 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
"The worst is yet to come," Guterres said, referring to countries beset with fighting like Syria, Libya and Yemen.
"The COVID-19 storm is now coming to all these theatres of conflict."
Guterres said there had been some progress following his March 23 call for peace, but that fighting still rages in a number of countries, hampering officials' ability to put into place plans to combat the virus.
"The need is urgent," Guterres said at a UN press conference.
"The virus has shown how swiftly it can move across borders, devastate countries and upend lives."
13:34 – Chechnya imposes a curfew to counter the spread of coronavirus.
13:30 – EU issued a statement saying that it is preparing a medical aid package to support Africa against coronavirus, saying that the outbreak in the continent may spiral out of control and that confronting the coronavirus in Africa is part of European security.
13:05 – Dubai carrier Emirates it will bring UAE nationals home for free on all flights when services resume next week.
With the start of limited passenger services from Dubai next week, Emirates will bring UAE nationals home for free on all flights. UAE nationals currently stranded overseas can contact their closest UAE embassy for assistance. Emirates stands with the UAE
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