World News Hits on Sunday

SEENews reviews the most popular headlines of the daily world news. The following news titles dominated the world newspaper on Sunday.

Trump Drops Idea of New York Lockdown as U.S. Death Count Crosses 2,000

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would issue a travel warning for the hard-hit New York area to limit the spread of the coronavirus, backing off from an earlier suggestion that he might try to cut off the region entirely. (Reuters)

Coronavirus: Things Will Get Worse before Getting Better, PM Warns

The prime minister has warned the coronavirus crisis will get worse before it gets better, in a letter being sent to every UK household. (BBC)

Global Death Toll passes 30,000

More than 2,000 deaths are in the US, where a travel advisory has been issued for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. (CNN)

China Resumes Domestic Passenger Flights in Hubei after Easing Quarantine Restrictions Against Covid-19

Beijing has allowed civilian air travel in its Hubei region, where the Covid-19 outbreak originally began, after a strict lockdown was lifted in all of its major cities except for Wuhan.(Russia Today)

Servant Close to Queen Elizabeth Tests Positive For COVID-19

On Wednesday, Prince Charles tested positive for the coronavirus disease, after the heir apparent to the British throne met with Prince Albert of Monaco two weeks ago, who has been confirmed as being infected with the virus. The Prince and the Duchess are now in self-isolation at a residence in Scotland. (Sputnik)

Experimental Coronavirus Drug Remdesivir to Be Distributed Again after Halt a Week Ago

An experimental and unproven coronavirus treatment so popular new requests to use it were halted a week ago due to "overwhelming" demand is once again available to doctors under an expanded access program. (USA Today)