Tag: COVID-19

Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:17 UTC
Desperate Ecuadoreans look for their loved ones in shipping containers filled with decomposing corpses

Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest coastal city has been ravaged by coronavirus with bodies buried in mass graves or kept in newly-filled shipping containers to help relatives identify their loved ones among the decomposing corpses.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Britain's deaths 'involving' Covid-19 rose to 46,000, not 37,000

Britain's number of deaths “involving” COVID-19 has risen to 46,000, substantially higher than the 36,914 fatalities officially reported so far, according to a statistical update released on Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
New York Stock Exchange reopened its floor after a two month closure

The New York Stock Exchange, the symbolic heart of Wall Street, reopened its floor on Tuesday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus, with traders donning masks and separated by plexiglass.
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.