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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]