Tag: COVID-19

• Monday, March 30th 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  Bolsonaro urges followers in the streets to keep the Brazilian economy going

  

  Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday flouted his government's social distancing guidelines against the spread of the coronavirus by mixing with supporters on the streets of Brasilia and urging them to keep the economy going.

• Monday, March 30th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Trump said social distancing guidelines will be extended until 30 April

  

  President Trump announced on Sunday the nationwide social distancing guidelines will remain in place until April 30, saying the “peak” of the coronavirus pandemic is expected in two weeks. Mr. Trump said he expected the country to be “well on its way to recovery” by June 1.

• Monday, March 30th 2020 - 07:22 UTC

  Germany does not discard another huge financial package to prop the economy

  

  Germany's 750 billion euro (US$834 billion) package to soften the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Europe's largest economy will last for about two months, an independent economic think tank told a German newspaper group.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Four passengers dead on the MS Zaandam which last called in Punta Arenas

  

  Four passengers have died on a cruise ship off the Pacific coast of Panama with more than 130 others aboard suffering from influenza-like symptoms, at least two of whom have coronavirus, the vessel's operator said on Friday.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  A bright sight from coronavirus: industry and transport emissions in three EU cities down 40%

  

  Air pollution from nitrogen dioxide has fallen by an estimated 40% in three European cities, according to new satellite data released by the European Space Agency (ESA), coinciding with a widespread lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Bolsonaro and governors clash over priorities and funds to combat the epidemic

  

  Brazil’s governors pressed President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday for more federal support in the coronavirus battle after he blasted them as job-killers and undermined their orders with a decree keeping churches open at evangelical preachers’ request.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  ITUC praises Argentina for putting people first in fighting Covid 19

  

  A new analysis from the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC, of government responses from 69 countries to the COVID-19 pandemic has identified 12 governments that are putting people first as they tackle the economic fallout from lockdown measures to stem the spread of the virus.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:39 UTC

  US approves the massive US$ 2,2 trillion package to cope with the pandemic

  

  The US House of Representatives on Friday approved a US$2.2 trillion aid package - the largest in American history - to help people and businesses cope with the economic downturn inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  Boris Johnson and Health minister Hancock test positive for Covid 19

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at his Downing Street residence but said he would still lead the government's response to the accelerating outbreak.

• Saturday, March 28th 2020 - 08:34 UTC

  S&P downgrades Mexico and oil giant Pemex credit ratings

  

  S&P downgraded Mexico’s credit rating on Thursday as the coronavirus pandemic and a hit to state oil firm Pemex from plunging crude prices battered the growth outlook and piled pressure on the government to lift the struggling economy.