Panasonic is pulling its 3,500 employees from the massive Nevada factory it operates with partner Tesla over concerns about the spread of COVID-19. The company said Friday it will ramp down operations early next week and then close for 14 days. The move only affects Panasonic employees. Tesla also employs thousands of workers at the…
People wear protective masks, following an outbreak of coronavirus, as they walk at Global Village in Dubai, UAE on March 10, 2020. | Photo Credit: REUTERS One of the individuals was a 78-year old Arab national who had arrived in the country from Europe. The United Arab Emirates on Friday reported the first two…
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Sarah Mergens showed signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder long before she was diagnosed with it as an adult. It initially took the shape of harmless quirks, like organizing dinosaur toys by shape and color. More debilitating symptoms crept in as she got older, such as being afraid of public doorknobs or worrying that she’d use a…
As the number of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in South Africa reaches 202, four people in quarantine at Durban’s Addington Hospital, who want to self-isolate because they have no symptoms, have instituted legal action because they want to go home.”At this point, we have written a letter to the hospital and to the MEC’s office,…
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More than 30 pubs were inspected by gardaí in west Cork last night to ensure they were complying with the Government’s request to remain closed during the Covid-19 outbreak. One of the pubs was found to be open with a number of customers present. Gardaí are understood to have warned the publican that non-compliance with…
LIVE Last updated March 20, 2020 10:24AM AEDT The Australian death toll from coronavirus has risen to seven after an 81-year-old woman died in hospital last night, following a record surge in new cases. Meanwhile, bars, cafes and restaurants are bracing for new restrictions on indoor gatherings after the most dramatic day of the outbreak…
Doctor separates coronavirus facts, fiction As the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus grows day by day, the virus’s potentially invisible presence has led many to wonder what they should do if they believe they’ve been exposed. Not everyone who is exposed to the virus will catch it, and some people who are infected will…
If the company makes good on its word (and assuming the T-Mobile and Sprint merger successfully closes), Dish is poised to become a significant player in the US mobile provider market this year. But before any of that happens, Dish is lending a hand to Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile by letting them utilize some of…
