A truck full of bodies of deceased people is seen outside the Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home, during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonNEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of New York delivered a freezer truck to a funeral home…
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Wuhan shows the world that the end of lockdown is just the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis
Wuhan shows the world that the end of lockdown is just the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis
Read More »Wall Street jumps on coronavirus drug hopes; Fed decision awaited
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks jumped to seven-week highs on Wednesday as Gilead Sciences gave an encouraging update on a potential COVID-19 treatment and upbeat earnings from Google-parent Alphabet boosted shares of other technology and internet giants. FILE PHOTO: The floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stands empty as the building prepares to close…
Read More »Hummer EV launch event delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
General Motors is delaying the upcoming reveal of the new all-electric Hummer truck, which was originally scheduled for May 20th because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The automaker isn’t yet offering a replacement date for the launch of the new electric vehicle, but it says that the production schedule isn’t currently affected. The new Hummer is…
Read More »Coronavirus updates: U.S. death toll nears 60,000 as labs race for a vaccine
Updated 14m ago Cuomo demands plan from MTA to disinfect subways every night New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday said he's demanded the MTA to come up with a plan to disinfect all subway trains. Cuomo said the transit authority has until Thursday to deliver."Any essential worker who shows up and gets on…
Read More »UK has second-highest Covid-19 death toll in Europe
Britain now has Europe's second-highest official death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, according to new figures that cover fatalities in all settings, including in nursing homes. Public Health England has said that some 26,097 people died after testing positive for the virus. Earlier, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Keir Starmer had a…
Read More »Health care workers struggle with stress of battling pandemic
One of the effects of the coronavirus is that the mental health crisis is worsening among health care workers who are battling the pandemic. The world lost a frontline soldier in the battle against COVID-19. Dr. Lorna Breen, 49, a New York hospital medical director, became yet another casualty when she took her own life Sunday.…
Read More »Prime Minister Scott Morrison flags easing of coronavirus restrictions in near future
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared Australia is "not too far away" from easing its coronavirus restrictions.Key points:Restrictions on some activities could be lifted next monthPM rules out international travel restarting "anytime soon"National Cabinet meeting to discuss restrictions on May 11Mr Morrison said Australia was "on the road back" to an economy safe from COVID-19…
Read More »Last week of lockdown, challenge ahead: Fewer hotspot districts now, but zones keep changing
Written by Abantika Ghosh | New Delhi | Updated: April 29, 2020 8:04:21 am Covid-19 tracker: Twenty of the red-zone districts account for 60 per cent of the novel coronavirus case load in the country, data available with the Ministry show.Covid-19 tracker: As the nationwide lockdown nears its scheduled end on May 3, the number…
Read More »Senate Democrats Urge Lindsey Graham To Focus Hearings On COVID-19, Not More Judges
WASHINGTON ― Every Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday urged Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chairman, to focus hearings on the coronavirus as soon as the Senate returns next week ― and to delay a confirmation hearing he is already planning to hold for another one of President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees. “Now…
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