Hospitals throughout the US are facing a chronic shortage of ventilators as they struggle to cope with the number of seriously ill patients. US governors have made desperate pleas to the Trump administration to provide them with more of the lifesaving machines. Last Wednesday, the US received a shipment of medical supplies from Vladimir Putin, which included ventilators for New […]
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As countries braced for the coronavirus pandemic, the strict measures they implemented to stop the spread of the virus have also taken an economic toll. But according to the statement, the chances of an economic crash of such proportions as the worst economic downturn in history between 1929 to 1939 happening again are low. “The possibility of a ‘Great Depression’ cannot […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer Catherine Calderwood resigned on Sunday after she broke her own advice to stay at home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus by visiting her second home this weekend and last. Calderwood said that during discussions with Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Sunday evening they agreed her actions risked distracting from […]
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New York City has amassed enough ventilators to stay ahead of the coronavirus — but only for a few more days, Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Sunday. “We have bought a few more days here,” Hizzoner said during a City Hall press briefing. “We believe now we can get to Tuesday or Wednesday with the supplies we have.” The mayor […]
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THE Queen will address the British public over the ongoing coronavirus crisis tonight, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Her Majesty has recorded a speech, which will also be broadcasted across the Commonwealth, from Windsor Castle. When will the Queen deliver her speech on coronavirus? The Queen has already pre-recorded her speech on coronavirus from Windsor Castle. It will go out to […]
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Franciscan friars wearing surgical masks and gloves made house calls in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, delivering olive branches to Christians who are self-isolating as a precaution against the coronavirus. One of the friars used a loud-hailer in the streets of the walled Old City to summon people to their front doors and windows, where they received branches […]
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Malawi’s president and all government ministers are taking a 10% wage cut for three months to raise money to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. President Peter Mutharika made the announcement as he set out a stimulus package to help cushion the economic impact of the disease. Malawi reported its first cases of the coronavirus on Thursday – one of the last […]
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Country’s first reported case of police shooting a civilian for refusing to follow restrictions to curb coronavirus. A 63-year-old man was shot dead in the Philippines after threatening village officials and police with a scythe at a coronavirus checkpoint, police said on Saturday. The man is believed to have been drunk when he threatened village officials and police manning the checkpoint in the […]
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NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – In this dark year of Covid-19, an influential group of rabbis in Israel ruled that Passover could be shared with extended family and friends – not in person but over Zoom. Given the rigid restrictions among devout Jews about what’s permitted on holy days, it was almost shocking. Plenty of other rabbis condemned the move. But […]
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