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Watchdog opens NMC Health inquiry amid accounting scandal
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It has said it will continue to cooperate with the financial regulator "and any and all other relevant authorities". The review said that businesses controlled by a founder of the business and an associate, Khalifa al-Muhairi, allegedly accessed 335 million USA dollars in secret off-balance sheet financing without the knowledge of its board. [Full Article...]
23 photos of Saturday's Bernie Sanders rally in Boston Common
Senator from neighbouring Vermont, has surged. Coming in after Sanders and Warren in the WBUR Massachusetts poll were Pete Buttigieg, with 14 percent of support, Mike Bloomberg, with 13 percent and Biden with 9 percent. Warren still has slightly higher favorability numbers than Sanders, and the same poll showed that about 40% of voters said they could still be persuaded to change their mind. [Full Article...]
Second US coronavirus death reported in Washington state
Also Sunday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed the first coronavirus case in his state , involving a woman who was isolating herself in her home. "Everyone should stay at home when they're sick", Ferrer added. Two of the confirmed cases of the virus are associated with the Life Care facility. [Full Article...]
Race to shut down virus as 40 people exposed
The woman was in a stable condition at the Gold Coast University Hospital. Queensland's chief medical officer Dr Jeannette Young said the woman had done everything perfectly. So far, Queensland has cared for nine people who have developed the virus, including three people who tested positive in Darwin after being evacuated off the Diamond Princess cruise ship and five Chinese tourists. [Full Article...]
Australia confirms first coronavirus death
The 78-year-old died at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning. A friend told The Australian Mr Kwan was very devoted to his family. An official in protective suits checks the temperature of the foreign passengers disembarked from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship. His wife, who also tested positive, remains hospitalised in isolation. [Full Article...]
As Testing Quickly Ramps Up, Expect More US Coronavirus Cases
Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's health emergencies program, said this is a reality check for every government on the planet to get ready. Three weeks ago, the FDA gave the green light for state and local labs to start using a testing kit developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [Full Article...]
Rhode Island Has Its First Presumptive Case Of The Coronavirus Disease
The Rhode Island Department of Health announced early Sunday that the man, in his 40s, recently had returned home after a trip to Italy, where cases of the coronavirus have skyrocketed in recent months. "We fully anticipated having a first case of COVID-19", said Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, in a statement. [Full Article...]
Trump announces intensified traveler screening because of coronavirus
When pressed by MSNBC's Chuck Todd Sunday morning about how he's gone out of his way to keep coronavirus from getting politicized, Pence was asked about what facts there are supporting the right-wing notion that Democrats are trying to bring down Trump with fears surrounding the outbreak. [Full Article...]