Tag: COVID-19

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  WHO promises a “swift review” data on hydroxychloroquine

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday promised a swift review of data on hydroxychloroquine, probably by mid-June, after safety concerns prompted the group to suspend the malaria drug's use in a trial on COVID-19 patients.

• Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:24 UTC

  Health professionals urge G20 leaders to put public health at the centre of recovery

  

  Over 40 million doctors, nurses and other health professionals from 90 countries, including many working on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic, sent a letter to G20 leaders urging them to put public health at the center of their economic recovery packages, to help avoid future crises and make the world more resilient to them.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Street demonstrations in Ecuador to protests drastic economic measures

  

  Demonstrators defied coronavirus restrictions to march in cities across Ecuador on Monday in protest against President Lenin Moreno's drastic economic measures to tackle the crisis.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:51 UTC

  White House brings forward two days restrictions on travel to the US from Brazil

  

  The White House on Monday brought forward by two days restrictions on travel to the United States from Brazil that were announced after the Latin American country became the world's No 2 coronavirus hotspot.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  WHO warns about an “immediate second peak” of the coronavirus infection

  

  Countries where coronavirus infections are declining, could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Scientists organize to combat “info medic”; mal-information which spreads as fast as the virus

  

  With cat photos and sometimes scathing irony, Mathieu Rebeaud, a Swiss-based researcher in biochemistry, has nearly tripled his Twitter following since the coronavirus pandemic began. With 14,000 followers, he posts almost daily, giving explanations on the latest scientific research and, in particular, aims to fight misinformation that spreads as fast as the virus itself.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:22 UTC

  Mink to human Covid-19 infection reported in Netherlands by Agriculture minister

  

  Mink with the coronavirus has infected two people in the Netherlands in what are probably the first such cases of transmission during the epidemic, government and health authorities said on Monday.

• Monday, May 25th 2020 - 20:59 UTC

  Mexico anticipates the loss of a million jobs because of the Covid-19 pandemic

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that the novel coronavirus could cost as many as a million jobs in the country as many industries considered not essential remain shut.

• Monday, May 25th 2020 - 20:52 UTC

  China open to the identification of the source of coronavirus, but “free of political interference”

  

  China is “open” to international cooperation to identify the source of the novel coronavirus but any investigation must be “free of political interference”, China's foreign minister said on Sunday. Wang Yi blasted what he called efforts by US politicians to “fabricate rumors” about the pathogen's origins and “stigmatize China”.

• Monday, May 25th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentina extends mandatory lockdown in metropolitan Buenos Aires until 7 June

  

  Argentina extended until June 7 a mandatory lockdown in metropolitan Buenos Aires on Saturday and tightened some movement restrictions, after a steady increase in the city's confirmed coronavirus cases in recent days.