Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, April 20th 2020 - 07:28 UTC

  People in Washington state protest the governor's 'stay at home' order

  

  An estimated 2,500 people rallied at the Washington state capitol on Sunday to protest Democratic Governor Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order to limit the spread of COVID-19, defying a ban on gatherings of 50 or more people. The move follows similar actions in several states that took place on Saturday.

• Saturday, April 18th 2020 - 18:55 UTC

  Falklands Government unveils comprehensive COVID-19 support package

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Friday a suite of new measures to assist businesses, private sector employees and households as they adjust to the economic effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

• Saturday, April 18th 2020 - 11:40 UTC

  World Medical Association regrets Taiwan exclusion from WHO and condemns politicizing health

  

  In a letter to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the leaders of the World Medical Association, WMA say that the WHO’s failure to listen to early warnings from Taiwan about the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with its decision to ignore Taiwan during much of the SARS crisis, were errors that led to the world paying a high price.

• Saturday, April 18th 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Overwhelmed by the pandemic, Ecuador on the cliff of a US$ 17bn default

  

  The coronavirus outbreak in Ecuador is increasing pressure on President Lenin Moreno to default on US$ 17 billion in debt and devote more resources toward fighting a pandemic that has left bodies in the streets of the nation’s largest city.

• Saturday, April 18th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Raab says China has some “hard questions” to answer about the coronavirus epidemic

  

  British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says China will have some “hard questions” to answer about how the coronavirus pandemic started.

• Saturday, April 18th 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  “Italy and Brazil: ex World Cup '82 rivals united against the coronavirus”

  

  They were rivals on the field in one of the greatest World Cup matches of all time but the former stars of Brazil and Italy have come together off it to help the South American nation fight the new coronavirus.

• Friday, April 17th 2020 - 09:42 UTC

  China's economy contracts 6,8% in Jan/March quarter, first time since 1992

  

  China’s economy shrank for the first time since at least 1992 in the first quarter, as the coronavirus outbreak paralyzed production and spending, raising pressure on authorities to do more to stop mounting job losses.

• Friday, April 17th 2020 - 09:21 UTC

  UK extends lockdown measures for at least another three weeks

  

  Lockdown measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom will be extended for at least three more weeks. Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the decision before Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab officially revealed the extension at the daily Downing Street briefing on Thursday.

• Friday, April 17th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Some 13.000 of UK's defense workforce absent from their usual place of work

  

  A total of 9.1% of the United Kingdom defense workforce has reported as being absent from their usual place of work on Thursday due to reasons related to COVID-19. The figure, which equates to around 13,000 staff, includes personnel from both the regular and reserve force, according to the British Forces network.

• Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 17:13 UTC

  Greg Mortimer: Australian PM thanked Uruguay’s humanitarian action

  

  After the departure from Montevideo of the last medical flight with passengers of the stranded Antarctic cruise Greg Mortimer, the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, sent a letter to Uruguay’s President, Luis Lacalle Pou, acknowledging the action of his government for its collaboration with Australian citizens.