Bloomberg Shulan, a Chinese city in the northeastern province of Jilin bordering North Korea, was ordered to partially close some facilities after a surge in the number of coronavirus cases. Jilin ordered stringent curbs in Shulan city, closing all but most essential services and requesting residents to stay at home, the province said in a statement on its website. The ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong police arrested at least 10 people and fired “pepper balls” in an attempt to disperse groups of pro-democracy demonstrators who defied social distancing rules, local media reported. Demonstrators appeared in malls across Hong Kong, including the Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, Taikoo Shing and Sha Tin districts, chanting anti-government slogans and singing protest songs. The police warned ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson’s government said any changes to the UK lockdown will be limited when the prime minister addresses the nation on Sunday, with the rate of coronavirus infections ruling out a major kickstart of economic activity. “There will be no grand reopening of the economy,” Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told the BBC. Instead, the government is adopting a more ...