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Trump cuts World Health Organization funding over coronavirus
On Tuesday, Trump blamed countries that did not restrict travel to and from China for the "accelerated" spread of the virus. The US gives the World Health Organization between £158 million ($200 million) and £416 million ($500 million). Trump added that he's going to "channel" that money to places that need it. "Everybody knows what has gone on there", Trump told reporters on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Wuhan Institute undertook coronavirus experiments on bats
A United States delegation led by Jamison Fouss, consul general in Wuhan, and Rick Switzer, the Beijing embassy's counselor of environment, science, technology and health, visited the Wuhan level four biosafety lab multiple times from January to March 2018. [Full Article...]
Trump orders USA to halt funding to World Health Organization over coronavirus response
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, criticized Trump's decision , saying, "Withholding funding for World Health Organization in the midst of the worst pandemic in a century makes as much sense as cutting off ammunition to an ally as the enemy closes in". [Full Article...]
NZ Prime Minister Orders Big Pay Cut For Herself And Her Ministers
Ardern said her wage cut was a small contribution to easing pay inequalities in society. "This is where we can take action and that is why we have". Mr Seymour said that all members of Parliament should have the opportunity to show leadership and solidarity with workers and businesses. Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg said Cabinet would be playing "Russian roulette" with New Zealanders' health i... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus cases top 1.8M worldwide
The Swine Flu outbreak is estimated to have sickened between 700 million and 1.4 billion people around the globe, while the World Health Organization confirmed 18,500 deaths linked to the virus through lab tests. The university's running tally counted 25,239 deaths and 598,670 cases. The other countries with the death toll over the 10,000 mark are Spain (17,209), France (14,393) and the United... [Full Article...]
3 potential coronavirus vaccines showing promise in early tests
World Health Organisation ( WHO ) has issued a list of 70 vaccines now under development across the globe to treat coronavirus . Chinese authorities had earlier approved one vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech to go in for clinical trial. [Full Article...]
Greater monitoring of Covid-19 impact on nursing homes
Eighty-three residents of the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, California, were evacuated on April 8 when the facility became overrun with five staff and one third of those living there testing positive for the coronavirus . [Full Article...]
Lethal olive tree disease across Europe is worth billions
Economic losses could be as high as €5bn over the next 50 years for Italy , where at least 1m trees have already died , if nothing is done to halt the spread of the disease and olive groves are not replanted, the study found . They involve tree felling around areas where the disease has gained a foothold to create a cordon sanitaire, needed because many trees can be infected without showing o... [Full Article...]