The three countries have been widely affected due to the coronavirus as China from where the virus originated has recorded the second-highest death toll around the world
NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) that asteroid 2020 FB2 is heading towards Earth and will enter our orbit this weekend and explode upon impact
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stated an additional 10,000 military personnel are going to be be placed at higher readiness and reserves put on standby to support public services