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Singapore extends lockdown until June 1
The PM, in his televised speech, said the government is ready to introduce new measures to take care of migrant workers who are largely being affected by the virus. He also announced that the circuit breaker will be extended until June 1 in order to put in place tighter measures. He reiterated the importance of staying at home as much as possible during the circuit breaker period, and for people... [Full Article...]
Covid-19: Inmate at Worcester prison tests positive
A service celebrating McDaniel's life will be livestreamed by the funeral home on April 22. He was the president of O&M Company, an industrial equipment supplier based in Marion. No other state has reported as many cases of COVID-19 behind bars as OH, in large part because no other state has tested as many inmates as Ohio . [Full Article...]
Almost half of Americans exposed to poor air quality as conditions worsen
Higher levels of nitrogen dioxide pollutants in the air may be associated with an increased number of deaths from COVID-19, according to a study . "Since the novel coronavirus also affects the airways, it is reasonable to assume that there could be a connection between air pollution and death rates in Covid-19", says Dr. [Full Article...]
Nova Scotia shooting: Details emerge in suspect Gabriel Wortman's rampage
RCMP Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year veteran of Canada's famed police force, at one point rammed her cruiser into Wortman's vehicle to try to stop him, sources said. Police did not say what the initial motive was. Chris Leather said he expects the number of victims to increase in the days ahead. "He wasn't killing enemies, he was killing his friends", said the man, who hid with his wife and calle... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus could double number of people facing acute hunger
In an open letter, heads of United Nations agencies, including among others, the World Health Organisation, WHO , and the World Food Programme, WFP, along with the Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affair, OCHA, said cancelled flights and disrupted supply routes have prompted the appeal to enable a rapid scale-up of staff and supplies to places hardest hit by the virus. [Full Article...]
Public can not let its guard down in COVID-19 fight
Ford said it was an unimaginable tragedy in the midst of a pandemic, but he says the strength and resolve of the people of Nova Scotia means they will grieve but also band together. The situation in long-term care is nowhere near as positive, the experts say. - Concerted actions are underway to protect vulnerable people in these settings. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus further threatening media freedom, says Reporters Without Borders
Haiti, where journalists have been targeted during violent protests, registered the biggest decline. Malta lost 12 places in the 2019 Index, a drop that followed 18 places lost in 2018 - the report for the year of Caruana Galizia's death. [Full Article...]
Boris Johnson to speak to Donald Trump and Queen from Chequers
Mr Johnson seems to be taking a more cautious stance on when to begin reopening the economy than Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Michael Gove who want to minimise the damage of the lockdown to businesses. "At this point the World Health Organisation had not declared COVID-19 a public health emergency of global concern, and only did so only on January 30". [Full Article...]