Coronavirus sends India into lockdown
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The world’s second-largest country has gone into lockdown as India shuts down its massive train system Monday and puts curfews in place to stop the spread of coronavirus....
American Students Trapped In Peru Urge Trump To Bring Them Home
On Feb. 29, over a dozen students from three Georgia-based universities arrived in Cusco, Peru, for an experience of a lifetime. For two weeks, professional Health Science and paramedic students from Georgia’s Augusta University, as well as students Lenoir-Rhyne University and the University of Georgia,...
Pence says the Trump administration never considered a nationwide lockdown.
Even as nations from Britain to India declare nationwide economic lockdowns, Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday that such a step has never been under consideration for the United States. Participating in a town hall hosted by Fox News, Mr. Pence told viewers that...
Spain turns ice rink into a morgue as coronavirus deaths pile up
Madrid, Spain (CNN)An ice rink in Madrid has been turned into a temporary morgue as Spain tries to cope with the fallout from its rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. Bodies of people who have died of Covid-19 are now being transported by the country’s emergency military...
Japanese PM and IOC chief agree to postpone 2020 Olympics until 2021
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach agreed Tuesday to postpone the Olympics until 2021. The IOC has been facing mounting pressure to delay the Games, which were originally scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9,...
Millions of gig economy workers need help now to make coronavirus lockdowns work
Millions of gig economy workers across the world are facing an impossible choice as a result of the coronavirus pandemic: break lockdown rules, or stay home and earn nothing. The dilemma was illustrated Tuesday by images of packed subway cars in London less than 12...
Astérix comic books cartoonist Albert Uderzo dies aged 92
Albert Uderzo, the cartoonist behind the famous French Astérix and Obélix comic series, has died at the age of 92. “Albert Uderzo died in his sleep at his home in Neuilly from a heart attack unrelated to the coronavirus,” his son-in-law Bernard de Choisy confirmed...
Coronavirus: Uefa postpones European club finals
Uefa could authorise one-legged knockout matches for some Champions League and Europa League ties after postponing the finals of all this season’s major competitions. With European football suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was no possibility of the competitions reaching their scheduled conclusion at...
Spain’s coronavirus death toll jumps 514 in 24 hours
The coronavirus death toll in Spain has jumped by 514 in a single day, as the situation in the country quickly worsens. Official figures show that 2,696 people have now died in the country and close to 40,000 are infected. About 5,400 health care workers...
More North Texas Counties Poised To Issue ‘Stay At Home’ Orders To Fight Spread Of Coronavirus
McKINNEY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – More North Texas counties signaled on Monday, they plan to follow Dallas County and issue stay at home orders Tuesday. Monday evening, the office of Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said that at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday she, along with Arlington Mayor...
Trump Stresses Need To Reopen America While Continuing To Fight Coronavirus
On Monday evening, President Trump stressed what he called the need to reopen America for business even as he said the government also would continue tackling the spiraling coronavirus pandemic. The White House’s team will make an assessment after next week as to how effective...
Mnuchin, Schumer say coronavirus rescue package deal very close
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that they are “very close” to an agreement on a nearly $2 trillion coronavirus economic rescue package, raising the possibility of a Senate vote on the legislation as early as Tuesday. Following a series...
Trump Advisers Issue Coronavirus Warning: Don’t Prioritize Economy Over Lives
Three former top advisers to President Donald Trump warned against attempting to boost the U.S. economy by relaxing social distancing measures aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. Trump has signaled in recent days that he’s already weary of restrictions that have brought parts...
Prominent 30-year-old Zimbabwe broadcaster dies of coronavirus
A prominent 30-year-old television journalist has died in Zimbabwe after contracting the new coronavirus infection, the first person to die in the country from the virus. Zororo Makamba was one of the two people who tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. He was admitted to...
Arizona man dies after self-medicating to treat coronavirus
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. An Arizona man has died and his wife is in critical condition after they both took the drug chloroquine phosphate, which is an ingredient found in fish tank...
Bipartisan House resolution condemns Chinese government over handling of coronavirus response
EXCLUSIVE: A bipartisan resolution being introduced by Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., Tuesday, condemns the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, painting a stark picture of lies and mismanagement contributing to the pandemic that has infected nearly 390,000 people worldwide and killed more...
Where’s Fauci? Doctor’s absence is noticed at White House coronavirus briefing
WASHINGTON – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the highly respected infectious disease expert, did not attend Monday’s briefing – and his absence did not go unnoticed. His whereabouts have become a point of interest since Fauci gave a remarkably candid interview to Science magazine, published Sunday evening,...
2020 Tokyo Olympics officially delayed due to coronavirus outbreak
For thousands of athletes around the world, it would have once been considered a nightmare scenario. And on Tuesday, it finally became official. In an unprecedented and unavoidable move, the International Olympic Committee and Japanese government agreed to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympics “to a...
Coronavirus: Life in Rome under lockdown
Italy has introduced strict measures in a bid to tackle the coronavirus crisis gripping the country, including in the capital Rome. But what is life in lockdown like? Rome in the springtime. One of the world’s most romantic settings. Normally the departure gate at London’s...
Spain’s coronavirus death toll jumps 514 in 24 hours
The coronavirus death toll in Spain has jumped by 514 in a single day, as the situation in the country quickly worsens. Official figures show that 2,696 people have now died in the country and close to 40,000 are infected. About 5,400 health care workers...
WHO warns United States could become next epicenter of global coronavirus crisis
President Trump continued to play down the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic as experts warned of a worsening crisis: A World Health Organization official said Tuesday that “we are now seeing a very large acceleration” in U.S. coronavirus infections, adding that America has the potential...
Coronavirus news: Tokyo Olympics to be postponed as WHO warns US could be next Covid-19 hotspot
Deaths jump in Spain; France tightens lockdown; Afghanistan appeals for help amid new cases; South Africa prepares for lockdown. Follow the latest updates Poland’s prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki has announced a series of new restrictions in the country in a televised briefing together with the...
Millions wake up to fresh lockdowns as China to lift Wuhan restrictions
LONDON — As millions of people across the globe adjusted to life under tightening lockdowns on Tuesday, in China, where the coronavirus pandemic originated, restrictions began to slowly ease. The lockdown imposed on the city of Wuhan, where COVID19 was first detected, is set to...
Taliban, Afghan government held Skype call on prisoner releases, officials say
Amid a recent warming of relations, the Taliban and the Afghan government held a “virtual” meeting to discuss prisoner releases on Sunday, according to officials. The two sides spoke for two hours in a Skype meeting facilitated by the U.S. and Qatar. Under a Taliban...
Germany’s Angela Merkel in quarantine after doctor tests positive for coronavirus
Shortly after announcing new measures in Germany to curb the spread of coronavirus, Chancellor Angela Merkel has gone into quarantine after a doctor she recently had contact with tested positive for the virus. A spokesperson for Merkel said the chancellor, who is 65, had received...
China uses American media to push coronavirus propaganda as war of words continues
This time it’s from a prominent Chinese official who is using articles written by the American media to fuel Beijing’s propaganda machine as the tit-for-tat between the two superpowers escalated Monday over COVID-19’s origin and which country’s lack of action is responsible for turning the...
UK’s Boris Johnson orders closures of all non-essential businesses to stop coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered the closure of most stores and banned gatherings for three weeks in an effort to tackle the spread of the novel coronavirus. The move marked a departure from the British government’s until-now more relaxed approach to the...
Stock futures gain ground as Congress moves closer to a stimulus deal
U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open when Wall Street begins trading on Tuesday as congressional and White House officials emerged from grueling negotiations at the Capitol over the $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package saying they expected to reach a deal Tuesday. This...
Coronavirus: 1.5 billion people worldwide in lockdown as COVID-19 spreads
The coronavirus pandemic was accelerating as the latest figures showed more than 350,000 were infected by the virus with cases in almost every country in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, said countries needed to take the...
Coronavirus: Spanish army finds care home residents ‘dead and abandoned’
Spanish soldiers helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic have found elderly patients in retirement homes abandoned and, in some cases, dead in their beds, the defence ministry has said. Spanish prosecutors said an investigation had been launched. The military has been brought in to help...