Tag: COVID-19

• Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  Covid-19 deaths in US reach 11; California declares emergency and Congress agrees on US$ 8bn to fight the disease

  

  The death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus rose to 11 on Wednesday, as lawmakers in Congress agreed to provide more than US$8 billion to fight the rapidly spreading disease.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Argentina and Chile reported their first confirmed cases of coronavirus patients

  

  Argentina and Chile both said on Tuesday they had confirmed their first case of the novel coronavirus in patients who recently returned from travels. A 43-year-old infected Argentine man had returned from Italy on March 1, while a 33-year-old Chilean man had spent a month in southeast Asia.

• Saturday, February 29th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Covid 19 re-infection surprise: some discharged patients are testing positive again

  

  A growing number of discharged coronavirus patients in China and elsewhere are testing positive after recovering, sometimes weeks after being allowed to leave the hospital, which could make the epidemic harder to eradicate.

• Thursday, February 27th 2020 - 07:01 UTC

  UNWTO & WHO: Joint Statement on Tourism and Coronavirus COVID-19

  

  As the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to develop, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) are committed to working together in guiding the travel and tourism sectors’ response to COVID-19.

• Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:53 UTC

  The world “simply not ready” to contain Covid-19, WHO's head of experts mission to China

  

  The coronavirus epidemic caused more death and disruption on Tuesday spreading to new countries as a top health official warned the world was “simply not ready” to contain it. Even as the number of fresh cases declines at the epicenter of the disease in China, there has been a sudden increase in parts of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

• Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:42 UTC

  Argentina implements additional controls for Covid-19 at Ezeiza airport

  

  The Argentine government has started to implement additional controls to identify potential cases of coronavirus in flights from Italy, where the number of Covid-19 infections keeps increasing. Additionally, the first case confirmed in South America has been a Brazilian businessman who for work reasons visited the north of Italy.

• Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  First case of Covid-19 confirmed in Sao Paulo, Brazil

  

  Brazil's Ministry of Health, in conjunction with the state and municipal departments of São Paulo, has confirmed a case of Coronavirus disease in the municipality of São Paulo. The business man had travelled this month to the north of Italy.

• Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:01 UTC

  Iran's deputy health minister confirmed coronavirus infection, one of 95 cases

  

  Iran's deputy health minister confirmed on Tuesday that he has been infected with the new coronavirus, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic that have fuelled fears of a contagion in the region. Iraj Harirchi coughed occasionally and appeared to be sweating during a press conference on Monday with government spokesman Ali Rabiei.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:29 UTC

  Covid-19 “peaked” in China but countries should prepare for “a potential pandemic”, warns WHO

  

  The World Health Organization on Monday said the new coronavirus epidemic had “peaked” in China but warned that a surge in cases elsewhere was “deeply concerning” and all countries should prepare for a “potential pandemic”.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 06:42 UTC

  China fast-tracks ban on the trade and consumption of wild animals

  

  China's top legislature said it will immediately ban the trade and consumption of wild animals, in a fast-track decision it says will allow the country to win the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.