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NY state reports most coronavirus cases in world, overtaking Spain
NY state on Wednesday reported the most coronavirus cases in the world, overtaking Spain, according to a Reuters tally. If we stop what we are doing, you will see that curve change. In the current phase, transmission of the virus is widespread and testing is rationed, with healthcare workers and hospital patients the top priority. [Full Article...]
Paris bans daytime jogging as coronavirus deaths in France top 10,000
Paris has banned daytime jogging to prevent people from flouting the lockout rules amid the coronavirus pandemic - the number of deaths in excess of 10,000 in France, according to a report. And the Atlantic coastal resort city of Biarritz on Tuesday overturned a two-minute limit it had set for people to spend on public benches after widespread criticism. [Full Article...]
Bold, Reckless? 3 Euro Countries Plan to Open Up
Brazil minister offends China with 'racist' virus tweet
In the unique Portuguese, his tweet substituted the letter "r" with capital "L" - "BLazil" as an alternative of "Brazil", for instance - in a mode generally used to mock a Chinese accent. Last week, Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said that China had ditched some Brazilian equipment orders when the US government sent more than 20 cargo planes to the country to buy the same products. [Full Article...]
Intelligence Report Sounded Alarm on Coronavirus in November
In a November report from the USA military's National Center for Medical Intelligence, experts concluded that the early stages of what we now know as the coronavirus pandemic could result in a "cataclysmic event", sources familiar with the document's contents told ABC News . [Full Article...]
COVID-19 : NZ Enforces Compulsory Quarantine For All Arrivals
One Kiwi has died to date, an elderly South Island woman. Kiwis will know two days before the end of the four-week lockdown period whether or not the lockdown will be extended, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. The PM mentioned lockdown measures are effectively "breaking the chain of transmission" and hailed the country for "turning a corner" in just six weeks. [Full Article...]
Taiwan condemns 'groundless' accusations it attacked WHO chief
I will be straight today. " Taiwan's 23 million population also experiences serious discrimination from the global health system", the ministry stated. Tedros has denied being partisan or holding any geopolitical bias. Taiwan has been proud of its early and so far effective measures against the coronavirus , logging just 379 cases and five deaths to date, far lower than many of its neighbors... [Full Article...]
In apparent swipe at China, Pompeo calls for transparency in coronavirus fight
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged all countries to be transparent and honest as they grappled with the coronavirus pandemic, a thinly-veiled swipe at China , which reported no deaths from the illness for the first time since the outbreak began. [Full Article...]