Tag: COVID-19

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 07:16 UTC

  Australia to check some 9.000 crew in cruise ships stranded near Sydney

  

  Australian police and military will soon begin flying doctors to several cruise ships stranded near Sydney to assess nearly 9,000 crew for COVID-19, officials said on Thursday.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 10:31 UTC

  Argentines requesting food assistance jump to 11 million; government had estimated four million

  

  The Argentine government said on Tuesday that the number of people requesting food assistance has increased following the government lockdown to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving some unable to work.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  UN Guterres rates coronavirus pandemic the worst global crisis since WWII

  

  The coronavirus pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday, expressing concern that it could trigger conflicts around the world.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:51 UTC

  Falklands reinforces medical facilities in anticipation of a Covid-19 outbreak

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Tuesday that have reinforced medical facilities and Covid-19 arrangements with the support from the British government and the normalization of the Airbridge with Brize Norton.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Mexico on health emergency: fears the system could be overwhelmed by growing cases of coronavirus

  

  Mexico declared a health emergency on Monday and issued stricter rules aimed at containing the fast-spreading coronavirus after its number of cases surged past 1,000 and the death toll rose sharply.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:40 UTC

  Most coronavirus patients in US with underlying diabetes, heart disease and long term lung problems

  

  Diabetes, heart disease and long-term lung problems are the most common underlying conditions among Americans hospitalized with the illness caused by the new coronavirus, but more than one in five people requiring intensive care had no such health issues, according to a report issued on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:08 UTC

  UK scientists develop virus symptom tracker of patients losing sense of smell and taste

  

  Losing your sense of smell and taste may be the best way to tell if you have COVID-19, according to a study of data collected via a symptom tracker app developed by British scientists to help monitor the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:04 UTC

  A British 13-year old boy dies in London testing positive for COVID-19

  

  A 13-year-old British boy has died days after testing positive for COVID-19, hospital officials and his family said on Tuesday with relatives saying he had no underlying illnesses. The boy, who died Monday at King's College Hospital in London, is believed to be Britain's youngest confirmed death in the coronavirus pandemic.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 06:55 UTC

  Brazilian supermarkets in Sao Paulo to hire 5.000 temporary workers

  

  Brazilian supermarkets are planning to hire 5,000 temporary workers in Sao Paulo’s metropolitan region, the most severely affected by the coronavirus outbreak, to meet higher demand from consumers and replace employees under quarantine, according to the local association that represents the sector, Apas.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Spain overtakes China in Coronavirus infections; business leaders warn of impact on jobs with the lockdown

  

  Spain overtook China in the number of those infected with coronavirus on Monday as the government tightened restrictions on a population entering its third week under one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe.