Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  New coronavirus victim in Chile: the Health minister over difference in death toll numbers

  

  Chile's health minister resigned on Saturday amid controversy over the country's official coronavirus death toll, as the pandemic hits the nation hard despite quarantine measures in the capital for more than a month. The departure of Jaime Mañalich was announced by President Sebastian Piñera.

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 06:11 UTC

  Successful double lung transplant on Covid-19 patient in Chicago

  

  Surgeons have performed a double-lung transplant on a Covid-19 patient in Chicago, the hospital that carried out the procedure said on Thursday, in what is thought to be a first in the United States.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 19:44 UTC

  The wife of Chinese “rumor mongering” doctor who first warned about Covid-19, gave birth to a boy

  

  The widow of Chinese doctor and coronavirus whistleblower Dr Li Wenliang gave birth to their son on Friday, about four months after his demise, local media reported.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:46 UTC

  Brazil overtakes UK and has the second highest coronavirus death toll

  

  Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United States, where several states have posted record daily case totals, signaling the crisis is far from over.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:07 UTC

  German health minister demands a more independent Europe for medical supplies

  

  Europe needs to become more independent in supplying itself with face masks and certain medicines as it battles the coronavirus outbreak, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Zara plans to close 1,200 outlets and invest heavily in boosting online sales

  

  Zara owner Inditex said it is permanently closing as many as 1,200 stores - 16% of its outlets worldwide - as the world's largest fashion retailer moves to boost online sales after posting its first-ever loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  Chile's metropolitan region overwhelmed by the pandemic; half the country in strict confinement

  

  Chile registered its worst daily figures for coronavirus fatalities on Friday, with 222 deaths and more than 6,700 new infections in the previous 24-hours, authorities said.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:09 UTC

  North and South America have four of the 10 worst Covid-19 hit countries

  

  The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:04 UTC

  WHO argues Brazil's hospitals coping with the virus, despite record death toll

  

  Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second-highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation's health system was standing up to the pressure.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:01 UTC

  British Airways labeled “a national disgrace” by UK lawmakers

  

  British Airways (BA) was labeled a “national disgrace” by lawmakers for its treatment of employees on Saturday, adding to pressure on the airline as it juggles job cuts and new quarantine rules.