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School's out or in? Governor, mayor give different answers
During a midday news briefing in Albany, Cuomo said he would like the timeframe for any extended closure to ideally be the same throughout the state, or at least in the metropolitan area, including the New York City suburbs, and ideally, made in coordination with New Jersey and CT. [Full Article...]
PM moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital
Downing Street has refused to say whether he will return immediately to work after he is discharged from hospital. The 55-year-old leader was spending his second full day out of intensive care at London's St Thomas' Hospital, where he has been able to take short walks between periods of rest , according to Downing Street. [Full Article...]
COVID-19: Sixty-nine new cases, one new death in Calgary
A quart of those people will likely require critical care. Facilities will also be monitoring their residents for an expanded list of symptoms, which includes muscle aches and hoarse voice. Currently, there are 48 individuals in the hospital across Alberta, a reduction of one since April 10. In addition, all workers in continuing care facilities are only permitted to work at one site at a time... [Full Article...]
Saudi Arabia, Russia work oil cut deal at G20 talks
Even if OPEC+ secures agreement on those curbs - equal to about 15 percent of global production - it still leaves the market with a huge overhang of supply because crude demand has plunged by as much as 30 percent. Rystad Energy also said the cuts were not enough to restore market equilibrium. In the case of the implementation of the agreement Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia will have to pro... [Full Article...]
Workers dig mass grave on New York Island
The Hart island burials are mostly people who have been unclaimed at the city's morgue for anywhere from 30 to 60 days, Mr Goldstein said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has also made changes to its guidelines amid the rising coronavirus death toll. [Full Article...]
United States expels almost 10,000 to Mexico under new border rules
Those include people seeking asylum and those include about 400 unaccompanied minors, according to the Reuters news agency. Administration officials said they were acting to protect American residents as directed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Full Article...]
Alberta's economy loses 117,000 jobs in March amid COVID-19
Sectors experiencing the highest job losses are accommodation and food services, information, culture and recreation, educational services, and wholesale and retail trade - all major players in the economy of the province and the capital region. [Full Article...]
Two additional cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, Easter travel discouraged
The new deaths occurred in the Vancouver Coastal Health region and the Fraser Health region. And out of the total number of cases, 128 people are in hospital, with 65 of those in intensive care. Henry and Dix again reminded residents to stay home, avoid unnecessary travel and not gather in groups over the holiday weekend. While she said people's compliance of the rules are truly making a diffe... [Full Article...]