Governments around the world shut more borders as the number of global cases crosses 150,000


- AFP

GOVERNMENTS around the world on Saturday shut more borders, as US President Donald Trump said he had taken a coronavirus test and the number of global cases crossed 150,000.

France, meanwhile, ordered the closure of restaurants, bars, cinemas and nightclubs from midnight (2300 GMT Saturday) but said food shops, pharmacies, banks and tobacconists would remain open and local elections will go ahead on Sunday (March 15).

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