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Australia considers US-style ban on travellers from Europe
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is surrounded by journalists at the end of a daily press briefing on Covid-19 at the WHO heardquaters in Geneva on Wednesday. The UK promised a $39 billion fiscal stimulus and the central bank slashed its main interest rate to 0.25% following a similar move by the US Federal Reserve last week, meant to make borrowing cheaper and... [Full Article...]
World Health Organization criticises inaction on coronavirus
Trump, who met earlier in the day with the nation's leading bankers, is considering declaring a national emergency to unleash funds for the federal government's response to the fast-spreading virus outbreak , a source familiar with the matter told Politico. [Full Article...]
Canada sees first COVID-19-related death as man dies in BC
One more of the new cases is a man in his 60s, who was in the same group in Egypt, lives in the Island Health region on Vancouver Island. The federal government stated Sunday it will when again fly back Canadians stuck aboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise liner, a moving that comes as the number of cases of COVID-19 throughout Canada has actually increased. [Full Article...]
Fifth person dies in United Kingdom after testing positive for COVID-19
On Monday Professor Whitty, said Britons with cold, flu or fever symptoms could soon to be asked to stay at home in self-isolation. "The man in his sixties tested positive after travelling to Italy and had a number of underlying health problems". [Full Article...]
Presumptive cases of Covid-19 on the rise in Colorado
The woman was treated at Scarborough General Hospital while the man was treated at North York General Hospital. "I have surpassed both deadlines so I am no longer isolating myself however I am avoiding strenuous activity and large crowds and I obviously will not come near you if I see you in public". [Full Article...]
Coronavirus toll mounts at Seattle-area nursing home
The Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, near Seattle, is at the heart of a coronavirus outbreak. As of Monday afternoon, at least 22 people in Washington were known to have died of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. [Full Article...]
Big events banned in Seattle, San Francisco as virus hits NBA, MLB
The order does not include schools or workplaces. The three counties covered by the ban were chosen because they are experiencing significant community spread of the virus, Inslee said. "This is an unprecedented public health situation and we can't wait until we're in the middle of it to slow it down", Inslee said, according to King 5 News . [Full Article...]
What we know about Sudbury's first confirmed COVID-19 case so far
Smook was not the only Thompsonite to attend the PDAC convention. The latest development comes after Public Health Sudbury & Districts confirmed its first positive case of COVID-19 late Tuesday after a man in his 50s presented himself to the emergency department at Health Sciences North March 7. [Full Article...]