Tag: coronavirus outbreak

• Monday, November 16th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  First Caribbean cruise forced to return because of a Covid-19 outbreak

  

  SeaDream 1, one of the world’s smallest cruise ships, departed Barbados on Nov. 7 with 53 passengers and 66 crew — the first cruise ship to venture back to sea in an industry docked since March by the global coronavirus outbreak.

• Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Germany urges China more transparency on the coronavirus outbreak and crisis management

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday urged China to be as transparent as possible about the coronavirus outbreak, as Beijing faces mounting pressure over its management of the crisis.

• Monday, April 20th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  Chile: controversy over alleged donation of Chinese ventilators to combat COVID-19

  

  Chile is expecting China to donate ventilators to help cope with the coronavirus outbreak, a government official said on Sunday, contradicting earlier statements by China's ambassador to Chile that he was unaware of such a shipment.

• Saturday, April 18th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Beijing's advance in UN organizations as Trump's US gives up its predominance

  

  As President Donald Trump announces a halt in World Health Organization funding, accusing it of kowtowing to China over the coronavirus outbreak, Beijing is building on a well-established strategy of leveraging its global standing wherever the US lets go of the wheel.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Infectology expert Fauci is more popular and trusted than Trump, and the president can't stand it

  

  President Donald Trump said on Monday that he liked leading health expert Anthony Fauci and did not intend to fire him after Fauci said in an interview that earlier mitigation efforts against the coronavirus outbreak could have saved more lives.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  “UK not past the virus peak”, so no lifting of lockdown anytime soon, Raab

  

  The British government warned on Monday it would not be lifting a nationwide lockdown anytime soon as the country remains in the grip of a coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than 11,000 lives.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Macron extends lockdown to curb coronavirus until May 11

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced he was extending a lockdown to curb the coronavirus outbreak until May 11, adding that progress had been made but the battle not yet won.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:13 UTC

  UK dairy farmers dumping milk because of the lockdown; fears of lack of farm hands for harvests

  

  Deprived of customers such as supermarkets, restaurants, and schools due to the coronavirus outbreak and resulting lockdown, British farmers are throwing away thousands of liters of milk.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 06:55 UTC

  Brazilian supermarkets in Sao Paulo to hire 5.000 temporary workers

  

  Brazilian supermarkets are planning to hire 5,000 temporary workers in Sao Paulo’s metropolitan region, the most severely affected by the coronavirus outbreak, to meet higher demand from consumers and replace employees under quarantine, according to the local association that represents the sector, Apas.

• Thursday, March 26th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Bolsonaro clashes with governors over lockdowns: “they are destroying Brazil”

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday blasted as criminals the governors and mayors of Brazil’s largest states and cities for imposing lockdowns to slow the coronavirus outbreak, as tensions with his health minister simmered. The death toll rose to 57 from 46 while confirmed cases rose to 2,433 from 2,201 the day before.