Tag: pandemic

Saturday, April 18th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Raab says China has some “hard questions” to answer about the coronavirus epidemic

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says China will have some “hard questions” to answer about how the coronavirus pandemic started.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 11:04 UTC
IMF fears social unrest could erupt if measures to mitigate pandemic are seen as unfair or insufficient

New waves of social unrest could erupt in some countries if government measures to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic are seen as insufficient or unfairly favoring the wealthy, the IMF said in a new report on Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 10:04 UTC
US will hold nations and individuals responsible for the pandemics accountable, announces Pompeo

The United States is seeking to “fundamentally change” the World Health Organization, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday after Washington decided to withhold contributions during the coronavirus pandemic. The United States is the top donor to the WHO, offering US$400 million last year.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 10:02 UTC
IMF approves immediate debt relief for 25 of the poorest country members

IMF Managing Director Ms. Kristalina Georgieva announced that the Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund’s response to help address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Trump halts funding of WHO over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, drawing condemnation from infectious disease experts as the global death toll continued to mount.
Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 08:53 UTC
US controversy as to who decides reopening the economy and lifting ”stay at home”

President Donald Trump said on Monday it was his decision when to reopen the U.S. economy, not that of state governors, but legal experts disagree and governors are going their own way.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 12:45 UTC
Europe's largest coffin maker plant in France working overtime

At a factory belonging to Europe's largest coffin maker, OGF, in eastern France, workers are doing overtime to meet demand from families parting with their loved ones. “Due to the epidemic, we decided to manufacture just four models of coffins that are top sellers with families” compared to the 15 types usually on offer, said factory director Emmanuel Garret.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:20 UTC
LATAM suspends all international flights until May

Latin America's biggest airline, the Brazilian-Chilean group LATAM, is suspending all international flights until May because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
US pork supply “on the edge”: Smithfield Foods shutters South Dakota major plant indefinitely

The world's biggest pork producer is shuttering a major United States plant indefinitely after a coronavirus outbreak among employees, with the company warning that closures across the country are taking American meat supplies “perilously close to the edge” of shortfalls.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 09:39 UTC
Food Prices declines sharply in March except rice as countries stockpile

World food prices declined sharply in March, driven mostly by demand-side contractions linked to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in global oil prices due mostly to expectations of economic slowdown as governments roll out restrictions designed to respond to the health crisis.