Tag: COVID-19

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  COVID-19 hits hard US economy, with millions of jobs lost, but the dollar remains king

  

  The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States has caused millions of people to lose their jobs and brought the economy to its knees but it has not dethroned the American dollar. On the contrary, the currency has risen in value this year, gaining six percent from its lowest point reached in early March, according to the US dollar index, which measures the greenback's value against a basket of other currencies.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

  US warns China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel near disputes islands

  

  The United States on Monday warned China not to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to exert itself in the South China Sea after Vietnam said Beijing sank a trawler.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:31 UTC

  Human to animal COVID-19 infection: four tigers and three lions treated in Bronx zoo

  

  Nadia, the tiger who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in New York, and six other big cats who developed a dry cough at the Bronx Zoo appeared to be on the mend on Monday after doses of medication and tenderness.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 11:22 UTC

  “Greg Mortimer” off the coast of Uruguay has 81 passengers tested positive

  

  Eighty-one people on the Greg Mortimer cruise ship, which has been stranded off the coast of Uruguay for almost two weeks and has over 90 Australians on board, have tested positive for coronavirus.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 10:28 UTC

  Bolsonaro's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic highly controversial, but 59% want him to remain as president

  

  Most Brazilians do not favor President Jair Bolsonaro resigning despite mounting criticism of his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a poll published by newspaper Folha de S.Paulo on Sunday.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 10:25 UTC

  Brazil admits 486 deaths from Covid-19 and 11,130 positive, but the toll could be much higher

  

  Brazil’s Health Ministry said on Sunday the country’s death toll from COVID-19 has climbed to 486 as 11,130 people tested positive to the coronavirus disease. In the past 24 hours, 54 patients died, up 12.5% compared with the day before, and 852 new infections were detected, placing the mortality rate at 4.4%, said the authorities.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 08:43 UTC

  Pandemic: Boris Johnson hospitalized after seven days in self isolation

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital on Sunday for tests, his office said, ten days after he tested positive for coronavirus. Johnson, 55, announced he had mild symptoms of COVID-19 on Mar 27 and had been in self-isolation at his Downing Street residence for seven days.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 08:01 UTC

  Carnival's “Ruby Princess” with its crew docks in Australia and is subject of criminal investigation

  

  Carnival Corp's troubled Ruby Princess cruise liner, the biggest single source of coronavirus infections in Australia, docked south of Sydney on Monday to get help for sick crew members requiring urgent medical treatment.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  The Queen invokes WW2 spirit to overcome pandemic: “we will meet again”

  

  Queen Elizabeth told the British people on Sunday that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and self-isolation, invoking the spirit of World War Two in an extremely rare broadcast to the nation.

• Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands reports first Covid 19 positive result: MPA member with no ventilator and in stable condition

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Friday the first positive result of the Covid 19 virus. The case was confirmed following the reception of virus results returned from the UK, via the Airbridge.