Tag: COVID-19

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.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Bolsonaro insists with his campaign to get the economy moving; Facebook censors the Brazilian president

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there can be no more quarantine measures imposed on the country than those already in place to combat coronavirus because jobs are being destroyed and the poor are suffering disproportionately.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Pandemic: Sweden fears overreaction and follows a relaxed strategy

A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbors, Sweden has adopted a relatively relaxed strategy, seemingly assuming that overreaction is more harmful than under-reaction.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Falklands receives 28 coronavirus test results from UK and all are negative

The Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, announced on Monday it has received 28 coronavirus test results back from the UK which are all negative for COVID-19, which according to the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rebecca Edwards means that at this stage the Falkland Islands does not yet have a confirmed case of COVID-19.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Surprising factory activity numbers in China, according to Beijing stats office

Factory activity in China unexpectedly expanded in March after contracting sharply to a record low, but the rapid global spread of the coronavirus is expected to keep businesses and the overall economy under heavy pressure as foreign demand slumps.