World News Hits on Tuesday

SEENews reviews the most dominating headlines of the daily world news. Here are the most popular news titles on Tuesday.

U.S. States, Cities Desperate for Coronavirus Help, Military Prepares

Several more U.S. governors on Monday joined the procession of states ordering millions of Americans to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, while President Trump signaled he’s considering a move in the opposite direction. (Reuters)

Gaza: Virus Fears in Crowded Strip

In Gaza, police patrol the beachfront to check coffee shops are closed and drive around with loudspeakers ordering people to stay home after the first two coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday. (BBC News)

Prominent 30-Year-Old Zimbabwe Broadcaster Dies of Coronavirus

A prominent 30-year-old television journalist has died in Zimbabwe after contracting the new coronavirus infection, the first person to die in the country from the virus. (CNN)

Coronavirus: 1.5 Billion People Worldwide in Lockdown as COVID-19 Spreads

The coronavirus pandemic was accelerating as the latest figures showed more than 350,000 were infected by the virus with cases in almost every country in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. (Euronews)

Covid-19 Cases in Germany Surge by 4,700+ in One day, with 28 New Deaths

A total of 4,764 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded across Germany, with 28 deaths, the federal Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which releases daily monitoring of the disease, announced on Tuesday. (Russia Today)

PM Johnson Tells Britons to 'Stay at Home', Announces Strict COVID-19 Measures

There are 6,724 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK, with 335 fatalities and 140 people recovered. All public places including gyms, restaurants, retail stores, pubs, libraries, parks and playgrounds are closed and all social events halted. People at high risk are receiving an NHS text urging them to stay home for at least 12 weeks. (Sputnik)

How Several States Hunkered down the Same Day Trump Promoted Going Back to Normal

President Donald Trump sought to reassure Americans on Monday that guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus but that are hurting the economy will be short-lived. But at the same time, state officials are getting ready for a much longer shutdown of normal operations. (USA Today)

Italy’s Coronavirus Deaths Are Staggering. They Might Be a Preview and Not an Anomaly.

Doctors and health officials say other countries should regard Italy not as an outlier or an example of missteps, but as a warning of the hardships that could soon be at hand. (The Washington Post)

Democrats and Treasury Say They Are Close to Deal on $2 Trillion Package

Officials warn that New York is experiencing a virus ‘attack rate’ at five times that of other parts of the United States. President Trump downplays the threat of the virus, as at least 16 states institute stay-at-home orders. (The New York Times)