Covid-19 cases are increasing rapidly in parts of Latin America. Yet, some countries in the region are easing movement restrictions and moderately reopening their economies while others stand firm. …
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Coronavirus latest: US death rate rises back above 1,000
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Read More »Coronavirus updates: Mexico’s Covid-19 death toll passes 10,000
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Read More »Coronavirus: SA needs many more ICU beds to be ready for Covid-19 peaks, says Ramaphosa | News24
A doctor attends to a Covid-19 patient at an intensive care unit. (Fethi Belaid/AFP) President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that the country's hospitals still need thousands of ICU beds to deal with the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak.The government's modellers estimate we will need between 25 000 and 35 000 ICU beds between August and…
Read More »Coronavirus crisis can change cities for the better
Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Cities rise and fall, but the city has a way of confounding its would-be obituarists. Futurists thought digital communications…
Read More »Coronavirus: Schools should reopen in early stage of lifting lockdown, HSE experts say
Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. Schools in Ireland are not a high-risk setting for the transmission of coronavirus, and reopening classrooms should be considered…
Read More »Coronavirus to ‘dwarf’ Australia’s aid resources as DFAT announces plan to redirect funding
The spread of COVID-19 will "dwarf" Australia's aid resources and force a rethink of how to help and maintain a strategic presence in the region, according to a new government strategy. Key points:Australia's aid money will need to be redistributed because of COVID-19Australia's focus will be more directly aimed at the Pacific, Timor-Leste and Indonesia$280…
Read More »Coronavirus unleashing new wave of U.S. layoffs
FILE PHOTO: A handful of pedestrians walk through Times Square as streets remain relatively quiet due to the continuing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York U.S., May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits held above 2 million last week…
Read More »Coronavirus deaths Australia: Qld man, 30, dies from COVID-19
A young father has died of COVID-19 in Central Queensland. The 30-year-old man, a miner, was found unresponsive in his Blackwater home when his partner returned from work about 4.30pm yesterday.“(She) called an ambulance and they declared him dead,” Queensland’s Chief Health officer Dr Jeannette Young said on Wednesday.He is the youngest person to have…
Read More »Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada on Tuesday | CBC News
Quebec reported its sixth consecutive daily decrease in the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 on Monday, as retail stores across the Montreal area reopened following weeks of shutdowns to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada on Tuesday.CBC News Network showcases the best of CBC journalism,…
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