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Ukraine: Fire Near Contaminated Chernobyl Site Extinguished
The government said that as of 7am this morning, 'there was no open fire, only some isolated cells smoldering'. Chernobyl was the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster when in April 1986, the No.4 reactor exploded, causing large quantities of radioactive material to disperse in the atmosphere. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus outbreak: South Korea extends social distancing drive for 2 more weeks
The death toll rose by three to a total of 186. Officials deemed that she had failed to cooperate with the South Korean government's isolation requirements and decided that she should be repatriated. About 30 to 40 new COVID-19 patients have been confirmed daily in the capital city and its vicinity, and a considerable number of them, medical facilities. [Full Article...]
Vanuatu braces as monster storm strengthens in Pacific
The Fiji Meteorological latest forecast tracking map indicates Tropical Cyclone Harold will be a powerful category 5 when it crosses over Vanuatu. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center projects the slow-moving storm will speed up and weaken somewhat once it clears the island chain, but will still pack a punch as it passes by Fiji and Tonga next week. [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus
A Downing Street spokeswoman told United Kingdom news outlets: "On the advice of his doctor, the Prime Minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests ". "The PM is still at hospital", a British government source told Reuters . We will succeed - and that success will belong to every one of us. "I've spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of coronavirus". [Full Article...]
British PM Boris Johnson hospitalized due to Coronavirus!
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital in London on Sunday evening after suffering with coronavirus for 10 days. But Downing Street flatly denied that the prime minister's health had seriously deteriorated, and insisted there were no plans at that point for him to be admitted to hospital . [Full Article...]
New Bern church kicks off Holy Week with drive-up service
The State government, through an order on March 18, had issued orders to temples, mosques and churches to curtail movement of people in view of COVID-19. According to them, though they won't have the opportunity to congregate in church, the development offered them the opportunity to have a feel of what the early Christians encountered before majority suffered persecution and annihilation. [Full Article...]
UK PM in hospital as queen says united effort will defeat virus
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to remain in hospital overnight. Johnson has continued to chair daily meetings on Britain's response to the outbreak, and has released several video messages during his 10 days in isolation. The prime minister's pregnant fiancee, Carrie Symonds, also started to suffer from coronavirus symptoms , but she said she was "on the mend". He said at the t... [Full Article...]
Surgeon general warns USA of `saddest week' and `9/11 moment'
Adams pointed to Italy and Spain, which he said have both reached their peak in coronavirus deaths and appear to be "coming down on the other side" after taking aggressive mitigation efforts about a month ago. He said those nine states where a stay-at-home order hasn't been issued "actually produce a large amount of our food" and are balancing the need to "provide for the rest of the country" wi... [Full Article...]