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Washington: US President Donald Trump has given state governors a road map for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out a phased approach to restoring normal activity. President Donald Trump listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in The White House.Credit:AP The new guidelines are aimed at easing restrictions in areas with low transmission of the […]
Read moreThe White House budget office has told federal agencies to redirect World Health Organization funds to groups that do similar work, indicating a 60-day suspension of WHO funding ordered by President Trump will be permanent. The funds will flow instead to outfits such as the Red Cross and Samaritan’s Purse after Trump said Tuesday the WHO needed reform after failing […]
Read moreLong Island residents confined to their homes amid social-distancing rules have been clogging sewers by flushing socks, gloves and other “fibruous materials” down their toilets, a report said Thursday. The Nassau County residents have backed up sewage-treatment plants with the materials, which bind together in pipes and arrive at the plants in large balls, Newsday reported. The rag block-ups account […]
Read moreTHE moment Americans stop social distancing is the moment the country will see a surge in coronavirus cases, according to a health expert. Dr. Joseph Fair told the Today show on Thursday that the U.S. should continue to abide by social distancing guidelines until the country sees a huge curve of decreased cases, widespread testing and a vaccine. “When we're […]
Read moreNHS doctors are being told they DON’T need to list Covid-19 on death certificates of coronavirus patients, leaked documents reveal Hospital guidance was obtained by not-for-profit organisation Good Law Project Tells medics ‘pneumonia or community-acquired pneumonia are acceptable’ Says Covid-19 may be mentioned in other areas of form ‘should the doctor wish’ Learn more about how to help people impacted […]
Read moreThe already tattered US-China relationship appears to be taking a hit as a growing chorus of GOP senators begins calling for and taking action against the communist nation over its involvement in the coronavirus pandemic. Just days after Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) announced a wide-ranging investigation into the origins of the virus and the Chinese Communist […]
Read moreDisturbing footage from a zoo in Thailand shows a chimpanzee forced to sanitize the facility from the coronavirus. The clip from the Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo near Bangkok, obtained by The Sun, captures the poor primate — wearing a surgical face mask, denim shorts and an orange Hawaiian shirt — pedaling a kid’s bike with a disinfectant tank strapped […]
Read moreGermany’s relatively low death rate from the coronavirus has been attributed to its fast response with testing and isolating – and Chancellor Angela Merkel’s just-announced strategy for eventually exiting the lockdown may offer a blueprint for other nations, according to reports. After meeting Wednesday with the 16 state governors, Merkel described the control of the virus’ spread as a “fragile […]
Read moreFirefighters begin grim task of transporting coronavirus dead from overwhelmed hospitals to a makeshift mortuary in industrial park that can hold up to 1,000 bodies Bodies being taken from hospitals in Greater Manchester to a special mortuary The new mortuary in Trafford can hold up to 1,000 bodies in an industrial park It opened on Monday and is located close to the Trafford […]
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