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Putin: Russia's Coronavirus-Related Days Off Work to End Tuesday
The country now has more confirmed cases than Italy, which previously had the highest number of cases and fatalities outside China, where the virus was first reported . "As we allow a large number of people to go back to work, we understand that they will start using public transport, so the number of people in close proximity will grow". [Full Article...]
Indian Railways to Resume Operation from 12 May
Sources said the trains would have select stops and, initially, the passenger trains would only have AC coaches. Unreserved tickets shall not be permitted. The cancellation charge shall be 50 percent of fare. - All passengers shall be provided with hand sanitizer at entry and exit points at the station and in coaches. [Full Article...]
ECOWAS denies endorsing Madagascan Covid-Organics herbal remedy
Tanzania officials observing non-contact greeting when they received COVID-19 medicine from Madagascar. He said proof of the tonic's efficacy was in "the healing of our sick". Last month, Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina launched the remedy at a news conference, drinking from a sleekly-branded bottle filled with an amber liquid which he said had already cured two people. [Full Article...]
Iran says United States yet to respond about prisoner swap
The request comes amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic could take root in each country's prisons. The exact number of prisoners held by either side is not immediately clear. He was released from prison in March on a medical furlough that required him to remain in the country. Iran and the U.S. have been at loggerheads for years, both over what Washington considers expansionist polices on t... [Full Article...]
Mike Pence Is 'Not in Quarantine' for Coronavirus Exposure
Two senior administration officials said there were no plans to keep Trump and Pence apart because of a concern that they both could be incapacitated by COVID-19. The number of recoveries also increased to 14.65 lakh. He wears a mask, but said he thinks "I'd be a lot safer if I was sitting at home than I would be going to the West Wing". [Full Article...]
Ontario lays groundwork for scheduled surgeries to resume
Fayez Quereshy, a surgical oncologist at UHN and interim vice president at Toronto General Hospital. That backlog poses a challenge for health authorities in the province who are still battling against new cases of COVID-19 everyday. Governor Andrew Cuomo's guidelines during the pandemic require hospitals keep to 30 percent of beds available for ICU patients. The hospital says it will bring back e... [Full Article...]
Donald Trump hits back at Barack Obama's COVID-19 criticism
Yahoo News's report said Obama "lashed out at the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic as 'an absolute chaotic disaster, ' " and Obama spokeswoman Katie Hill confirmed that the call occurred and said that "nothing in the [Yahoo] story is inaccurate". [Full Article...]
United Kingdom had plan in case virus claimed Boris Johnson
The Cabinet minister told the daily Downing Street press conference: "Ultimately, unless and until we have a vaccine then I suspect that we are going to have to live with some degree of constraint because of the nature of the virus". "That was when it got a bit.they were starting to think about how to handle it presentationally", Johnson said. He confessed that he was discouraged that his hea... [Full Article...]