The national health department is looking for anyone who was onboard two MSC Orchestra Cruise Liners that travelled earlier this year, after two passengers tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.Speaking during an update briefing to the media on Tuesday, at the port of Durban, Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize said they had received reports of…
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Investors tell Indian startups to ‘prepare for the worst’ as Covid-19 uncertainty continues
Just three months after capping what was the best year for Indian startups, having raised a record $14.5 billion in 2019, they are beginning to struggle to raise new capital as prominent investors urge them to “prepare for the worst”, cut spending and warn that it could be challenging to secure additional money for the…
Read More »Prisoner advocates urge release strategy to prevent spread of COVID-19 behind bars | CBC News
Prisoners' advocates are ramping up calls to release lower-risk offenders after the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed COVID-19 cases in two penitentiaries — and are warning that maintaining crowded conditions behind bars during a global pandemic could have disastrous consequences.Prisoner advocates want early release for some offenders to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)Prisoners'…
Read More »Coronavirus: 79-year-old man is Gauteng’s first Covid-19 death
Gauteng has recorded its first coronavirus casualty.The province revealed that a 79-year-old male patient, who had tested positive for Covid-19, died on Monday.The deceased was earlier admitted to a private hospital in Mogale City, west of Johannesburg, on Saturday.The man is the first Covid-19 casualty in the province, while the number of deaths in the…
Read More »Andrew Cuomo says coronavirus is “more dangerous than we expected” as NY death toll exceeds 1,500
Gov. Cuomo on brother Chris testing positive The coronavirus death toll in New York state climbed to 1,550 on Tuesday, up more than 300 from the day before, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced at a briefing. He said more than 75,000 cases have been confirmed in the state, which is the U.S. epicenter of the virus…
Read More »COVID-19: Kerala, Bengal Report More Deaths; Total Cases at 1,251
COVID-19: Kerala, Bengal Report More Deaths; Total Cases at 1,251SHARE, SAVE, COMMENT Migrant workers from Madhya Pradesh walk along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, following the coronavirus lockdown, in Palghar, Monday, 30 March.(Photo: PTI)IndiaUPDATED A FEW SECONDS AGOA 68-year-old man who had been tested positive for coronavirus passed away early morning on Tuesday, 31 March in Kerala,…
Read More »Australia coronavirus live news: government strikes deal with private hospitals on Covid-19 response – latest update
6.17am BST 06:17 10% of Australia’s cases are from Ruby Princess My colleague Naaman Zhou has this story tracking the number of coronavirus cases from the Ruby Princess cruise ship. You should read the story, but this paragraph is damning: There are now more cases of Covid-19 from the Ruby Princess outside NSW than within…
Read More »The numbers game: SA dramatically ramps up testing, but trends remain unclear
In less than a month, South Africa has ramped up its ability to test people for the novel coronavirus from a few hundred, to a few thousand every day. And, thanks to new equipment delivered in the past few days, with more expected by mid-April, testing numbers are expected to increase dramatically. By the time…
Read More »‘Sadness and terror’: Families fear the worst as aged care workers test positive
Rathdowne Place said the Department of Health and Human Services had confirmed the GP was considered infectious when he met with two residents for a short period of time last Wednesday.The granddaughter of a woman who lives in the home, who wants to remain anonymous, received an email notifying her of the doctor's positive diagnosis…
Read More »Coronavirus In Europe: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko Says Vodka Kills COVID-19
world Coronavirus “It’s better to die standing on your feet than to live on your knees,” said Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, before a hockey game last week. Posted on March 30, 2020, at 12:36 p.m. ET Sergei Gapon / Getty Images Soccer fans in Belarus The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you…
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