An outbreak of the coronavirus in Libya could be “truly catastrophic” for the internally displaced people (IDP) and close to 700,000 refugees and migrants in the war-torn country, the United Nations’ agencies and experts have warned. Libya has so far reported 17 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, including one death. It has enforced a…
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Saturday (this file will be updated throughout the day):12:15 p.m.: Health officials in New Brunswick are confirming three new cases of COVID-19, The Canadian Press reports.That brings the province’s total to 98 confirmed cases, which includes 28 individuals who have recovered.Officials say most of…
Paul Keogan I found out about the award this morning in Belfast at about 10am. I had left my phone in my studio and was having a very lazy morning. When I switched on my phone, it was hopping and going a bit crazy. My other half was the first to twig that something was going…
A popular Sydney beach continues to be busy despite desperate pleas for people to stay home and prevent the spread of coronavirus.Manly, on Sydney’s picturesque Northern Beaches, was packed on Saturday as locals adopted a ‘business-as-usual’ attitude despite the COVID-19 pandemic.Couples, families and friends were seen breaking social-distancing rules – with one family telling Daily Mail…
Uncertainty over the true number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa has led to confusion, and concerns have been raised that the real rate of infection could be much higher. Health minister Zweli Mkhize said twice this week that this could be the case, cautioning against optimism over intermittent dips in South Africa’s rate of…
Necessity is the mother of invention and there’s no time like a crisis or a recession to force a business to look very frankly at its future strategy and consider where it’s going to be when the storm has passed. The pace at which the ‘corona crisis’ has hit has required many businesses to be very…
The Government is expected to announce details of a new €200m scheme of enterprise supports for businesses suffering as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic early next week. The measures will be aimed at the manufacturing and internationally traded sectors and were approved by the EU under a temporary framework governing state aid rules earlier…
Some families of residents in long-term care homes are being warned that admission to hospital or an ICU will be unlikely in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak, leaving some unsure whether everything possible will be done to save the lives of their loved ones.Residents and staff wave to family and friends of those in…
Dr. Peter Donnelly, President and CEO of Public Health Ontario, addresses a media briefing on COVID-19 provincial modelling in Toronto, Friday, April 3, 2020. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press Ontario could see 3,000 to 15,000 deaths over the next two years from the COVID-19 pandemic if the province maintains its public health measures, health officials said…
Rural health systems are bracing for a surge in patients suffering from the COVID-19 disease that could overwhelm small and underfunded hospitals in an area where populations are particularly vulnerable to serious symptoms.The coronavirus outbreaks in the United States have been the most intense in major cities and suburbs like New York, New Orleans, Detroit,…
