Tag: COVID-19

Wednesday, March 18th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
Bolsonaro asks Congress to declare state of emergency to free federal funds from spending caps

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday his second coronavirus test was negative and his government asked Congress to authorize a state of emergency that would allow it to scrap fiscal targets and free up funds to combat the virus’ spread.
Wednesday, March 18th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
Why you need not worry about pets spreading Covid-19

By Sarah L. Caddy (*) – A Pomeranian dog in Hong Kong grabbed the international media's attention this week after scientists found traces of coronavirus in the canine. Following confirmation that the dog’s owner was positive for the virus causing COVID-19, the dog was taken from Hong Kong Island to a nearby animal quarantine facility. Subsequent tests performed on swabs collected from the dog’s nose and throat unexpectedly revealed coronavirus.
Wednesday, March 18th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
Whatever you call it, Beijing has made a mess of the Covid-19, 'China virus' and jinbu

By Gwynne Dyer – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has run afoul of the language police. Last week, he called the coronavirus, which already has killed 0.000013 percent of the world’s population, the “Wuhan virus.” When challenged about this criminal violation of linguistic propriety, he just said it again. The World Health Organization (WHO) was shocked.
Wednesday, March 18th 2020 - 07:24 UTC
IMF rejects Maduro's request for coronavirus aid loan: who runs Venezuela?

The International Monetary Fund has quickly rejected a surprise request on Tuesday by Venezuela for an emergency US$ 5 billion loan to fight the new coronavirus, which threatens to push its already battered economy over the edge.
Tuesday, March 17th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
Several officials tested coronavirus positive after Trump/Bolsonaro meeting in Mar-a-Lago resort

Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary Marcos Troyjo, who was part of the Brazilian delegation that recently visited Florida, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said in a statement on Monday.
Tuesday, March 17th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Beijing furious with Vargas Llosa for saying combating the coronavirus outbreak would be different if China was a democracy

China hit out on Monday at Peru's Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa for allegedly expressing “irresponsible and prejudiced opinions” over the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, March 17th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Brazil US$ 30bn fiscal boost to prop the economy and soften Covid-19 impact

Brazil’s government on Monday announced emergency measures to inject nearly 150 billion reais (US$ 30 billion) into the economy to soften the blow from the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, March 17th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Trump urges to halt social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than ten people

President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people in a newly aggressive effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the United States.
Monday, March 16th 2020 - 10:40 UTC
Tierra del Fuego rushes 400 tourists to Buenos Aires from an Antarctic cruise

The Argentine Tierra del Fuego province government rushed some 400 passengers from a cruise vessel, by air, to Buenos Aires before the implementation of a coronavirus fourteen-day quarantine which becomes effective this Monday. The Norwegian flagged vessel Midnatsol arrived on Saturday to Ushuaia from Antarctica.
Saturday, March 14th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay confirms first four tested cases of coronavirus, all arrived from Italy

Uruguay confirmed its first four tested cases of coronavirus on Friday, the Ministry of Health announced in a tweet. All four cases were people who had arrived to Uruguay from Milan, Italy between March 3 and March 6, the ministry said, adding that the patients are stable and at their homes.