First light has yet to break in New York City, but at a bus depot in the South Bronx, Wayne Lizardi has already been behind the wheel for hours. “Transit runs 24/7,” Lizardi told “Nightline.” “We can’t stay home. Buses don’t drive themselves.” Lizardi has shouldered a heavier workload since COVID-19 hit the city. “There’s…
Updated / Wednesday, 20 May 2020 23:59 This represents a new phase in the virus’s spread Global coronavirus cases surpassed five million today, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily cases globally. It represents a new phase in the virus’s spread,…
FILE PHOTO: A Ford Motor assembly worker works on a 2018 Ford F150 pick-up truck at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant during the 100-year celebration of the Ford River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan U.S. September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File PhotoDETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co on Wednesday closed two U.S. assembly plants as the coronavirus…
Canada’s cyber spy agency says authorities are investigating possible security breaches at Canadian organizations doing COVID-19-related research — less than a week after it warned that Canadian intellectual property linked to the pandemic is a “valuable target” for state-sponsored actors.The CSE has warned that sophisticated threat actors could target Canadian medical research labs working on…
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Wednesday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.5:41 p.m. Ontario’s regional health units are now reporting more than 25,000 COVID-19 cases following a second consecutive day of case totals that suggest a recent declining trend may…
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Every US state has begun lifting measures enacted weeks ago to curb the spread of coronavirus — though daily case rates still are rising in parts of the country. The last state to lift some restrictions was Connecticut, which is set to allow outdoor dining …
US President Donald Trump has defended his use of a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the coronavirus despite medical warnings, saying it was up to individuals to make their own decisions. Without offering any evidence, Mr Trump told reporters during a visit to the US Capitol that he thinks hydroxychloroquine “gives you an additional…
More than 40 000 people are expected to die from the coronavirus in South Africa by November, one million people will be infected and the country is unlikely to have enough ICU beds at the peak of the pandemic. This according to a presentation by a group of scientists advising the government on projections and modelling…
The Department of Correctional Services recorded 654 positive Covid-19 cases on Tuesday evening, an increase of 49 since Monday morning.This included 199 officials and 455 inmates, with recoveries standing at 123, the department said in a statement on Tuesday.”Results of inmates who were tested at SADA [prison] in the Eastern Cape recorded an increase of…
