Tag: COVID-19

Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 11:04 UTC
IMF fears social unrest could erupt if measures to mitigate pandemic are seen as unfair or insufficient

New waves of social unrest could erupt in some countries if government measures to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic are seen as insufficient or unfairly favoring the wealthy, the IMF said in a new report on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:59 UTC
End of “Greg Mortimer” cruise ordeal: last fifteen passengers flying to US and UK

The final leg of the humanitarian repatriation of passengers on board an Antarctic cruise, stranded in Uruguay and most of them testing positive for coronavirus, ended Wednesday afternoon when they boarded in Uruguay's Carrasco international airport a sanitary charter to Miami.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:59 UTC
A 106-year-old great granny “beats” coronavirus and anxious to see her family

A 106-year-old great-grandmother, thought to be the oldest patient in Britain to beat the novel coronavirus, was discharged from hospital to applause from nurses and health workers.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:54 UTC
Melinda Gates describes Trump's de-funding of WHO dangerous and nonsensical

Pulling funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) is a dangerous and nonsensical move when the world is facing the health crisis brought by the COVID-19 disease pandemic, Melinda Gates said on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 10:44 UTC
Tracking technology with Smartphone software questioned by US senator fearing privacy violation

Smartphone software makers Alphabet's Google and Apple will have to convince the public that any contact tracking technology to track who has been exposed to the new coronavirus will not lead to a violation of their privacy, Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Beijing's lockdown ahead of a possible resurgence of coronavirus infection

Beijing has virtually walled itself off to outsiders with drastic measures to protect China's seat of power against the threat of a second wave of coronavirus infections from other regions. After largely getting the outbreak under control, China has banned foreigners from entering the country as authorities fret over an increase in cases imported from abroad - though most have been Chinese citizens.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 13:51 UTC
Argentina is readying to announce terms of the US$ 83bn debt restructure

Argentina is expected to announce an offer to restructure US$ 83 billion in foreign-currency bonds any moment as it tries to avoid default, despite shutting down the economy to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 13:14 UTC
As demand from China and G7 members plunges, LAC faces sharp decline in growth, World Bank report

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is seeing a sharp decline in growth due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, which requires several policy responses to support the most vulnerable, avert a financial crisis, and protect jobs, according to a new report from the World Bank.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 13:00 UTC
“A bomb” hit Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil: “no space for the living or the dead”

Ecuador's economic capital Guayaquil is reeling from the most aggressive outbreak of COVID-19 in Latin America after the pandemic hit the city “like a bomb,” its mayor said. Cynthia Viteri has emerged from her own bout with the virus to battle the worst crisis the port city of nearly 3 million people has known in modern times.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 12:48 UTC
A 99 year old Brazilian WW2 veteran released from hospital after “defeating” COVID-19

A 99-year-old World War II veteran in Brazil was released from the hospital with military honors on Tuesday after recovering from COVID-19. Second Lieutenant Ermando Piveta, who served in the Brazilian artillery in Africa during World War II, was brought out of the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia to a burst of trumpet music and applause.