The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays cancelled, beaches and bars closed and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test that could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak.People wearing protective masks are seen in San Diego, Calif, on Friday. (Bing Guan/Reuters)The U.S.…
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playPassan: Trout's hesitation echoes a lot of MLB players (1:06)Jeff Passan says Mike Trout is not alone, many others do not feel comfortable returning to baseball yet. (1:06)Thirty-one players were positive for COVID-19 in Major League Baseball's first round of coronavirus testing, the league and players' union announced Friday.Seven staff members also tested positive. The…
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Public-health experts and government officials say they are worried bars and restaurants are playing a significant role in increasing Covid-19 case counts across parts of the U.S. These spaces pose particular challenges for transmission control because of both human behavior and the way the coronavirus spreads most efficiently—indoors through...
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Written by Karishma Mehrotra , Amitabh Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: July 3, 2020 3:46:22 pm People drive past a mural honouring the warriors of COVID-19, during unlock-2, in New Delhi, on Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Express Photo By Amit Mehra)Coronavirus (Covid-19) Vaccine: The Indian Council of Medical Research has promised to “launch” a…
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A worker walks into Orchard Villa Retirement Centre on Mother's Day, May 10, 2020, in Pickering, Canada. Cole Burston/Getty Images Ottawa should establish national rules and provide significant funding for long-term care to ensure high standards and avoid a repeat of the COVID-19 crisis in nursing homes, a group of 10 sector experts recommends. In…
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The burning season is about to begin in Brazil, where Indigenous Amazonians already face a frightening rise in infections with COVID-19. The virus has been spreading rapidly through Brazil, where nearly 1.5 million cases have been reported so far. Within the country’s Indigenous communities, deaths linked to the virus have risen more than fivefold in…
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Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) has called on Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to issue a directive to stop the demolition of homes.It says the unlawful demolition continues to frustrate South Africa's objectives to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.SERI says attacks have been ordered and carried out despite the moratorium on evictions. The Socio-Economic…
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The Department of Health has announced that a further five people who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 have died. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Ireland now stands at 1,738. There have been 15 additional confirmed cases, bringing the total number of cases to 25,489. The situation with Covid-19 in this country is currently "stable", according to…
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Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has been hospitalized with COVID-19.A spokesman confirmed the diagnosis Thursday afternoon, describing the 73-year-old as “resting comfortably” at an Atlanta-area hospital after his symptoms became serious enough Wednesday to require care, but not a respirator. Cain’s positive June 29 test came just over a week after he appeared at…
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Nersa's Nhlanhla Gumede said a decline in electricity demand among electricity reliant industries shows power costs were still at the centre of South Africa's economic troubles.Stats SA's report says the mining and quarrying industry decreased by 21.5% in the first quarter while the manufacturing industry contracted by 8.5% over the same period.Stats SA released GDP…
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