Alberta is on track to hit a staggering 25 per cent unemployment rate as businesses continue to shed jobs amid the global COVID-19 pandemic coupled with historically low oil prices, Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province is headed for an unemployment rate of 25 per cent. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)Alberta…
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Arresting people for coughing won’t keep communities safer
Over the weekend, a man in North Dakota was arrested for coughing at a local Walmart. The store, like all Walmart stores, was limiting the number of people allowed in at once. The man apparently wasn’t happy to hear that, and intentionally coughed on store employees, the police chief said. He joins a growing list…
Read More »Man who posted fake ‘contaminated Covid-19 test kits’ video arrested
The man who posted a fake video relating to Covid-19, claiming testing kits are possibly contaminated, has been arrested.Police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said the 55-year-old man was expected to appear in court on Tuesday following his arrest on Monday by police from Parow police station in Cape Town. "The arrest relates to a video disseminated…
Read More »COVID-19: Police hunting Texas teen who boasted about spreading coronavirus
A Texas teen who claimed to have coronavirus and boasted on Snapchat about spreading it is now wanted by local police, authorities said.Lorraine Maradiaga, 18, of Carollton, will be charged with making a terror threat in connection with the alarming social media videos, police posted to Facebook.“We have no confirmation Maradiaga is actually a threat…
Read More »Gauteng’s Duduza Clinic to reopen after Covid-19 deep clean
The Duduza Clinic in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, will reopen on Wednesday after a deep clean sparked by a resident nurse testing positive for Covid-19, a statement from mayor Mzwandile Masina said on Monday. The clinic was closed on Wednesday and two mobile clinics were set up to service people while the clinic was sanitised.Of the 55…
Read More »Beaumont Hospital treating the most Covid-19 patients
Updated / Tuesday, 7 Apr 2020 07:13 Dublin's Beaumont Hospital currently has the most admitted coronavirus patients in the country New figures seen by RTÉ News have revealed that Beaumont Hospital in Dublin has the largest number of confirmed cases of Covid-19, with 133 patients in the hospital. It is followed by St James's Hospital,…
Read More »COVID-19: Trump Talks “Retaliation” If India Rejects Export Of Key Drug
Coronavirus: US President Donald Trump said he spoke to PM Modi on Sunday.HighlightsHydroxychloroquine is a key drug used in the treatment of COVID-19 The centre announced a hold on export of hydroxychloroquine on March 25 India is one of the world's largest manufacturers of the medicineWashington/ New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has said "there…
Read More »Coronavirus roundup: Developments in India and rest of world
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 6, 2020, 20:37 ISTNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked Union ministers to prepare plans to fight the economic impact of COVID-19 on war footing and asserted that this crisis is an opportunity to boost the 'Make-in-India' initiative and reduce dependence on other countries. Meanwhile, India recorded the highest…
Read More »Coronavirus Task Force updates on COVID-19 response
CBSN Members of the Coronavirus Task Force, charged with leading the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, are expected to hold a briefing Monday at 5 p.m. ET as the country heads into what President Trump and other White House officials warn will be a tough and painful week. The death toll from the coronavirus…
Read More »Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: ANI issues apology over inaccurate report on extension of lockdown in Telangana; 63 COVID-19 cases reported in MP
Auto Refresh Feeds Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: One of ANI's editor Ishaan Prakash apologised for the news agency's inaccurate report on Telangana government's decision on extending the lockdown in the state. Earlier, the report said that Telangana chief minister KCR had announed that the nationwide lockdown would be extended till 3 June. Later, they clarified that that…
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