Stocks sees gains over optimism that pandemic’s worst is over
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. U.S. equity futures are pointing to a higher open on Thursday on optimism that the coronavirus pandemic may be peaking. The major futures indexes are indicating a gain...
Syrian Air Force Launched Chemical Attacks On Civilians, Watchdog Says
THE HAGUE (AP) — The global chemical weapons watchdog issued a report Wednesday blaming the Syrian air force for a series of chemical attacks using sarin and chlorine in late March 2017 on the central town of Latamneh. The report marks the first time the...
This hospital is so overwhelmed two patients have died in the hallways, workers say
A Detroit hospital has been so overwhelmed by the influx of Covid-19 patients that at least 2 people have died in its emergency room hallways before help can arrive, health care workers there told CNN. CNN spoke with five hospital workers at Sinai-Grace Hospital, part...
Trump offers two dangerous falsehoods in a largely straightforward briefing
Over the past few weeks, President Donald Trump’s coronavirus briefings have become a daily occurrence at the White House. They’ve also become regular venues for falsehoods, misleading information, revisionist history and outright lies. By CNN’s rough estimate, over the past three weeks Trump has made...
Scientists say warmer weather won’t stop coronavirus
With health experts warning that warmer months won’t bring an end to coronavirus, officials are developing a framework for what America’s new normal could look like. President Trump has previously claimed that increased temperatures will bring an end to the virus. But members of a...
Virus could push half a billion people into poverty
The economic fallout from the coronavirus could increase global poverty by as much a half a billion. This bleak warning comes from a United Nations (UN) study into the financial and human cost of the pandemic. It will be the first time that poverty has...
Iran coronavirus death toll exceeds 4,000
Iran recorded 121 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 4,003, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpoor said Wednesday on state TV. There were also 1,997 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 64,586, said...
Tesla furloughs staff and slashes salaries until June
Tesla is telling staff to brace for pay cuts and furloughs as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupts operations and cripples demand. Starting next Monday, US employees at the electric car company who hold director and vice president-level roles and above will see pay reductions of 20%...
Covid-19 cases surpass 10,000 in Africa, WHO says
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on the continent of Africa has climbed to more than 10,000 and caused more than 500 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday. Africa’s first Covid-19 case was reported in Egypt in February and the novel coronavirus has...
Venezuela’s rich flout coronavirus warnings to party during pandemic, report says
Venezuela’s high-flying “Bolichicos” — the privileged offspring of the socialist revolution — ignored the rules and continued to party amid the coronavirus pandemic. A raucous party that became a cluster of infections has raised concerns at the highest level of the government and drawn condemnation...
Pope says Covid-19 pandemic could be nature’s “response” to climate change
The coronavirus outbreak is one of “nature’s responses” to human beings ignoring the ecological crisis, said Pope Francis Wednesday. “We did not respond to the partial catastrophes. Who now speaks of the fires in Australia, or remembers that 18 months ago a boat could cross...
At least 399,929 coronavirus cases in the US, with 12,911 deaths
There are at least 399,929 cases of coronavirus in the US, with 12,911 deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. This includes cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other U.S. territories, as well as all repatriated cases. Wyoming is...
California couple contract coronavirus after cruise to ‘safest place’ Antarctica
A California couple was surprised to find out last weekend they had contracted coronavirus after a month-long cruise to Antarctica. “We were in the safest place in the world literally,” Bill Portanova told the Sacramento Bee Tuesday. Shauna Portanova tested positive for the virus after...
Dan Crenshaw slams Hillary Clinton tweet, defends Trump coronavirus response
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, fired back at Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, accusing the former U.S. secretary of state of once again using the coronavirus outbreak to score political points against President Trump. On Monday, Clinton retweeted a Washington Post story that was critical of...
Over 2,200 Michigan health system workers test positive or have coronavirus symptoms
More than 2,200 employees at two major health systems in Michigan have either tested positive for the novel coronavirus or have symptoms, according to multiple reports on Monday. Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Adnan Munkarah told nonprofit news organization Bridge Magazine that...
What French doctors and the WHO really said about Africa and vaccine testing
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, condemned on Monday “racist remarks” that were made on French TV about testing a new vaccine against coronavirus in Africa. Two doctors debating vaccine trials on French TV channel LCI were accused of racism on...
Turkey’s approach to COVID-19 deserves more attention and less fake news ǀ View
A controversy recently broke out on social media over the New York Times, CNN and the BBC featuring photos of Turkey in their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outlets published photographs of well-known Turkish landmarks in a manner that seemed to portray Turkey as...
ROBOTS ATTEND GRADUATION IN PLACE OF STUDENTS AT JAPANESE UNIVERSITY
A university in Japan has decided to cancel its graduation ceremony, due to social distancing measures brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Instead a team of robots, with iPads for faces, are standing in for the students and collecting diplomas on their behalf. Going by...
Coronavirus: Scientists brand 5G claims ‘complete rubbish’
Conspiracy theories claiming 5G technology helps transmit coronavirus have been condemned by the scientific community. Videos have been shared on social media showing mobile phone masts on fire in Birmingham and Merseyside – along with the claims. The posts have been shared on Facebook, YouTube...
Coronavirus: Twitter boss pledges $1bn for relief effort
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and payment app Square, has said he will donate $1bn (£810m) towards efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. According to Mr Dorsey, the donation represented approximately 28% of his wealth. He made the announcement on Twitter, writing that the...
What did Trump say about the WHO?
During a press conference on Tuesday, Mr Trump said he was reluctant to discuss further but the US might be on track for fewer deaths than projected. It was thought that as many as 240,000 people in the US could die in the pandemic, according...
Coronavirus: US records highest death toll in single day
The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with more than 1,800 fatalities reported on Tuesday. It brings the total number of deaths in the country to nearly 13,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The US has more than 398,000...
Coronavirus: People of Wuhan allowed to leave after lockdown
The months-long lockdown in the city of Wuhan in China’s Hubei province – where the coronavirus pandemic started – has been lifted. Anyone who has a “green” code on a widely used smartphone health app is now allowed to leave, for the first time since...
Chaos rocks White House on virus’ most tragic day
The chaos and confusion rocking President Donald Trump’s administration on the most tragic day yet of the coronavirus pandemic was exceptional even by his own standards. Trump set out Tuesday to cement his image of a wartime leader facing down an “invisible enemy” at a...
Wisconsin GOP Forced Thousands Of Voters To The Polls During A Pandemic
Lines outside Milwaukee’s five polling stations — there were usually 180 — stretched blocks. In Madison, Wisconsin, polling stations usually occupied by university students were almost entirely empty, as resident halls were cleared out weeks ago. Poll workers sat behind Plexiglas barriers, donning masks and...
Asia shares ease after two days of gains
A summary now on the economic situation across Asia. Shares in Asia fell early Wednesday after two straight days of gains. That’s being driven by volatile oil prices and continued concern over the spread of the coronavirus. Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.7%, South Korea’s KOSPI...
Trump slams health body as ‘China-centric’ and inept, may suspend funding
President Trump slammed the World Health Organization (WHO) for its “China-centric” views Tuesday, adding that the global health agency’s projections and pronouncements about the coronavirus pandemic has been routinely wrong. In an interview with Fox News’ “Hannity,” Trump said that the WHO had “strongly recommended”...
Black people are overwhelmingly dying from coronavirus in cities across the US
WASHINGTON — Black Americans are overwhelmingly dying of coronavirus at much higher rates compared to other Americans in some major cities, but most federal officials and states are not keeping track or releasing racial data on coronavirus victims, raising concerns about care for the nation’s...
Special Report: How federal snafus slowed testing at a top U.S. hospital
In early March, people began arriving with symptoms of COVID-19. One complained of a cough and had just returned from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak erupted. An elderly patient, already on end-of-life care, had a mysterious respiratory infection. Another, struggling to breathe, had...
How Europe failed the coronavirus test
Europe, in early April, remains the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic — where the outbreak, uncontrolled, morphed into catastrophe. Nearly 50,000 dead. More than 600,000 infected. And the devastation is far from over. The world’s largest economy is paralyzed. The planet’s most open societies are...