Bloomberg The British government is planning to shut down Parliament for four weeks from Wednesday night in the latest attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus. The UK outbreak is most advanced in London and several politicians have fallen ill, including a health minister. Parliament had been scheduled to break for Easter on March 31, but the House of Commons ...

Bloomberg Climate activist Greta Thunberg says she has recovered after being infected with the coronavirus on a trip to central Europe. In an Instagram post, the Swedish teenager said she’s isolated herself in a borrowed apartment after returning to her home country. She says she started feeling mild symptoms of the disease around the same time her father became more ...

Bloomberg Holding a general election in Singapore before April 2021 is not “impossible” although the present situation may not be ideal as the country tackles the coronavirus outbreak, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said. Singapore needs a government that the people have confidence in “to take us through this unprecedented situation”, Teo told parliament on Wednesday. He added that the ...