CLOSE Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told people to "focus on facts" as coronavirus cases climb. USA TODAYFORT MYERS, Fla. – Nearly half of Florida's intensive-care units are at least 90% full, and more than 1 in 5 are completely full, according to state data.Hospitals are increasingly strained under COVID-19. Hospitalizations have jumped more than 13% just since…
Read More »Masters plan for November shows Augusta National is out of touch
Augusta is one venue where silence can never be mistaken for inaction. As the US remains in the grip of Covid-19 – and its sporting calendar is altered accordingly – it would be an error to suppose those who preside over the Masters blithely believe their event is unaffected. In his last bulletin, in early…
Read More »Boots announces plans to cut 4,000 jobs
Updated / Thursday, 9 Jul 2020 13:18 Walgreens Boots Alliance, the owner of Boots, said its most significant Covid-19 impact had come in Britain Pharmacy chain Boots plans to cut 4,000 jobs and close 48 optician stores in the UK, in the latest major blow to the country's retail sector from the Covid-19 crisis. UK…
Read More »Coronavirus: What’s happening around the world on Thursday | CBC News
The United States confirmed more than 58,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the biggest increase ever reported by a country in a single day. Here's what's happening in the U.S. and around the world.Health-care workers test patients at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in St. Petersburg, Florida. The U.S. reported more than 58,000 new COVID-19 cases…
Read More »Covid-19: 53% of India’s virus deaths are over 60 years of age, says govt
Home >News >India >Covid-19: 53% of India's virus deaths are over 60 years of age, says govt Rajesh Bhushan, OSD, Ministry of Health (ANI) 4 min read . Updated: 09 Jul 2020, 04:40 PM IST Edited By Aparna Banerjea The Ministry also informed that according to WHO report, there are 538 cases per million population…
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Read More »Ottawa won’t be much worse off fiscally, even with record borrowing
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, seen here in Ottawa on March 18, 2020, pointed to two benefits as he delivered a limited fiscal update on Wednesday. DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images The federal government is aiming to take full – and lasting – advantage of rock-bottom interest rates as it borrows record amounts to fund its COVID-19-driven spending.…
Read More »Coronavirus Australia live updates: Sewage tested for COVID-19 traces
LIVE Last updated July 9, 2020 10:19AM AEST Experts have warned New South Wales could be tipped back into lockdown if it fails to stem coronavirus cases arriving from Victoria. Epidemiologist and World Health Organisation advisor Mary-Louise McLaws said there was a “magic number” of active cases that would see health authorities in NSW too…
Read More »Ford says he won’t accept a ‘bad deal’ with Ottawa for financial aid, introduces omnibus COVID-19 recovery bill
Ontario's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. Premier Doug Ford wants more federal funding set aside for Ontario. The Canadian Press Ontario won’t settle for a “bad deal” when it comes to billions in required financial aid for municipalities, Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday, as the rift between…
Read More »CDC to issue new guidelines on reopening schools after Trump blowup
School scramble — Trump has intensified calls to open schools, despite clear plans and surging COVID-19. Beth Mole - Jul 8, 2020 10:50 pm UTC Enlarge / Schoolchildren wearing protective mouth masks and face shields attend a course in their classroom at Claude Debussy college in Angers, western France, on May 18, 2020, after France…
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