Health & Science

Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Argentina and Chile reported their first confirmed cases of coronavirus patients

Argentina and Chile both said on Tuesday they had confirmed their first case of the novel coronavirus in patients who recently returned from travels. A 43-year-old infected Argentine man had returned from Italy on March 1, while a 33-year-old Chilean man had spent a month in southeast Asia.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
China treating coronavirus patients in severe condition with Roche's Actemra

China will use a Roche Holding AG arthritis drug to treat some coronavirus patients in severe conditions, health authorities said on Wednesday, as the country seeks to build up treatment regiments to help the infected recover.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin strongly supported Fed's decision to cut rates

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Tuesday that he supported the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates in a bid to support the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 06:58 UTC
Fed emergency intervention to address potential economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut interest rates amid concern about the potential economic toll of the coronavirus outbreak. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which sets Fed interest rates, announced it would cut its baseline rate range by 0.5 percentage points to a 1 to 1.25 percent spread.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 06:40 UTC
Football matches in Italy and Spain with a high expected attendance suspended or played behind closed doors

Italy and Spain are adopting drastic measures regarding soccer matches because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. The Coppa Italia semi-final second leg match between Juventus and AC Milan in Turin on Wednesday has been postponed indefinitely because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, the ANSA news agency and other Italian media said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:36 UTC
Brazil confirms second case of coronavirus: patient who arrived from Italy

Brazil’s Health Ministry over the weekend confirmed the country’s second case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus, diagnosed in a 32-year-old patient in São Paulo who had recently visited Italy and arrived on Thursday.
Sunday, March 1st 2020 - 13:51 UTC
Gibraltar bans tourists arriving from sixteen “at risk” coronavirus countries

Gibraltar has started banning people entering from coronavirus-hit countries. In a document sent to the Japanese embassy in London, Gibraltar said it “may deny” entry to people who have visited any of 16 “dangerous countries” which have been hit by coronavirus.
Sunday, March 1st 2020 - 13:20 UTC
African swine fever kills 3.000 pigs in Indonesia

Indonesia is tightening curbs on the transport of pigs and pork products after nearly 3,000 animals died in a new outbreak of African swine fever in an eastern province bordering East Timor, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
Sunday, March 1st 2020 - 13:19 UTC
Hyundai closes a factory in South Korea because of coronavirus

Hyundai Motor shut down a factory in South Korea on Friday after a worker tested positive for the new coronavirus, disrupting production of popular models such as Palisade sport utility vehicle.
Saturday, February 29th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Covid 19 re-infection surprise: some discharged patients are testing positive again

A growing number of discharged coronavirus patients in China and elsewhere are testing positive after recovering, sometimes weeks after being allowed to leave the hospital, which could make the epidemic harder to eradicate.