By Star staffwiresTue., April 21, 2020timer3 min. readThe latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Tuesday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.7:03 a.m. An open conflict broke out Tuesday between Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC over who will pay for the unprecedented…
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11.37am BST 11:37 Here's what happened on Tuesday That will be that for our live coronavirus coverage for today. Thanks from me, Graham Readfearn, and from my colleagues Ben Smee, Michael McGowan and Matilda Boseley for staying with our live coverage over the past 13 hours. Guardian Australia will be back tomorrow with another live…
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They’ve been responsible for some of the most intensive coronavirus outbreaks, but Australians are not deterred from going on cruise ships and some would jump aboard tomorrow if they could. “Just bring the cruise ships back – tomorrow would be great,” retiree Mark told A Current Affair on Tuesday evening.“I'm not going to stop living…
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Tom Brady leaving the Patriots NFL superstar Tom Brady was found exercising in a Florida city park closed due to the coronavirus and kicked out, the local mayor said. Brady, 42, moved to Tampa recently after signing a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, closing a successful two-decade stint with the New England Patriots. During…
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Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Newly signed Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was asked to leave a park in the city that had been closed to limit the spread of COVID-19, according to Mayor Jane Castor on Monday.The New England Patriots legend, who won 249 games and six…
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OPINIONDr. Konstantin Chumakov and Dr. Robert Gallo, Opinion Contributors Published 3:15 a.m. ET April 21, 2020 | Updated 6:23 a.m. ET April 21, 2020CLOSE Pressure to create a coronavirus vaccine is increasing by the day, but for a safe vaccine to enter the market, it takes time. USA TODAYUsing the oral polio vaccine could prevent…
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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said Monday that four more people died from the novel coronavirus, bringing the provincial death toll to 59.Dr. Deena Hinshaw said two of the fatalities were people in long-term care facilities (Manoir Du Lac and CareWest Sarcee), one was a worker at the Cargill meat-processing plant and the fourth…
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VANCOUVER -- Another five people have died from COVID-19 in British Columbia, and health officials are dealing with a cluster of new infections linked to an oilsands work camp in Alberta. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the latest fatalities at her daily virus briefing on Monday, along with 52 new test-positive cases, that…
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By Rob FergusonQueen's Park BureauRobert BenzieQueen's Park Bureau ChiefMon., April 20, 2020timer3 min. readArmed with new data suggesting Ontario has hit its COVID-19 peak with fewer cases than feared, Premier Doug Ford is developing a “framework” for slowly reopening the economy.The province is on track to have fewer than 20,000 cases in this first wave…
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A lot of startups have answered the call for more personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essentials to support healthcare workers in their efforts to curb the spread and impact of COVID-19. One of those is direct-to-consumer 3D-printed eyewear brand Fitz, which is employing its custom-fit glasses technology to build protective, prescription specs for front-line…
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