PARIS (Reuters) – The total number of deaths from the coronavirus in France reached a new high on Saturday as the government included more previously unreported deaths in nursing homes. Inhabitants applaud to pay tribute to medical staff as France faces an aggressive progression of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nice, France April 4, 2020.
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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at Rideau Cottage as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country was not planning to retaliate over U.S. President Donald
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia reported a sustained fall in new coronavirus infections and conducted the biggest peacetime maritime operation on Sydney Harbour on Saturday, refuelling foreign cruise ships before expelling them from local waters. The Celebrity Solstice cruise ship is moored in Sydney Harbour, as a large maritime operation is underway to restock several cruise
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, agreeing to a request from evangelical Christians, said on Friday that he was calling for a national day of fasting and prayer this Sunday to “free Brazil from this evil” coronavirus epidemic. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the Alvorada Palace, amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil,
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II leaves after the annual Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London, Britain March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will make an extremely rare nationwide address to the nation on Sunday as it grapples with an increasingly deadly coronavirus outbreak. “Her Majesty The
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Confusion reigned on Friday in some Hong Kong pubs and bars, after authorities ordered a two-week closure from 6 p.m. (1000 GMT) to curb a coronavirus pandemic, with many outlets that sell food uncertain if the latest restrictions applied to them. People hang out at a pub while practicing social distancing,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Thursday relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote a scathing letter that leaked to the public asking for stronger measures to control a coronavirus outbreak onboard his warship. The removal of Captain Brett Crozier from command of the 5,000-person vessel, which was first reported
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s government tightened restrictions on movement to stop the spread of the coronavirus during the normally busy Easter holiday period, closing all airports to commercial flights and banning domestic travel from April 9-13. People enjoy the sun, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in downtown Lisbon, Portugal April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressman is calling on the State Department to urge China to investigate the disappearance of three Chinese citizen journalists who sought to expose the impact of the coronavirus on the Chinese city of Wuhan. In a letter dated Tuesday, Republican Representative Jim Banks asked the U.S. government to seek a
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ramp up testing for coronavirus after his government faced criticism for being slower than some European peers to roll out mass checks for front-line health workers and the population. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as he leaves Downing Street, as the spread
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Florida officials to open an Atlantic Coast port to a Dutch cruise ship stuck at sea with a deadly coronavirus outbreak onboard, urging the governor to drop his opposition. Weighing in on the fate of Holland America Line’s MS Zaandam during a White House briefing, Trump
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan has been hit by a spike in prices of essential goods including food and medicines, as shortages and panic buying increase in the face of a rising coronavirus threat, residents and retailers said. FILE PHOTO: Volunteers spray disinfectants on a street amid concerns about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kabul, Afghanistan March
LONDON (Reuters) – Lockdown and social distancing measures introduced by the British government to slow the spread of COVID-19 may already be working, according to preliminary research findings, and could soon see Britain’s epidemic of infections declining. A woman walks past graffiti on a wall in Brentford, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand on Wednesday reported 61 new cases of the coronavirus, but said it was too early to assess if the lower number of cases this week meant the nationwide lockdown measures were working. FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the
ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern region of Lombardy, the epicenter of Italy’s contagion, has risen by around 381 in a day to some 7,199, a source familiar with the data said on Tuesday. The daily deaths were down sharply from Monday’s tally of 458 and marked
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s stay-at-home order has prevented major daily spikes in coronavirus infections, the government said on Tuesday, but the World Bank warned the trade-reliant country’s economy would shrink this year for the first time in more than a decade. Malaysia recorded 140 new coronavirus cases and six deaths on Tuesday, taking the
Police walk through Clapham common as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez LONDON (Reuters) – The British police have done a good job in the coronavirus crisis though there may be some individual instances of some officers going a little too far in enforcing a lockdown,
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Reuters) – When casino owner Kang Qiang looks out the window of his 20th floor office in this city on the remote Cambodian coast, he sees construction cranes sitting idle. FILE PHOTO: Chinese guests sit around a gambling table during the opening night of DV Casino in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, May 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain overtook China in the number of those infected with coronavirus on Monday, as the government tightened restrictions on a population entering its third week under one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe. Healthcare workers wearing protective face masks push a patient in a wheelchair at the emergency unit at 12 de
Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaves his home, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak at the heart of the British government spread on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser, Dominic Cummings,
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Jair Bolsonaro visited a market area just outside the Brazilian capital on Sunday to press home his case for keeping Latin America’s largest economy ticking instead of locking down activities to combat the spread of the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro smiles at a media statement announcing economic measures
ROME (Reuters) – The number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy fell for the second consecutive day on Sunday but the country still looked almost certain to see an extension of stringent containment measures. The Civil Protection department said 756 people had died in the last day, bringing the total to 10,779 – more than
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese authorities on Sunday confirmed 28 new coronavirus cases from a cluster related to a home for the disabled in Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo, public broadcaster NHK said. That brought the total number of infected people, including patients, staff and their family members to 86, NHK said. Reporting by David Dolan, editing
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 45 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Saturday, down from 54 on the previous day, with all but one involving travelers from overseas, the country’s health authority said on Sunday. A man wearing a face mask skateboards on a street in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicenter of China’s coronavirus
MILAN (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy barreled past 10,000 on Saturday, a figure that made an extension of a national lockdown almost certain. Officials said 889 more people died in the previous 24 hours, the second highest daily tally since the epidemic emerged on Feb. 21, and that
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s coronavirus fatalities rose by a record 832 people overnight to 5,690 as hospitals and morgues were overwhelmed and a police chief fought back tears announcing a colleague’s death. Second only to Italy in fatalities, Spain also saw infections rise to 72,248 on Saturday from 64,059 the day before. Health emergency chief
Cars line up to fill their tanks at a gas station offering the lowest price for a liter of gas in the city as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Mexico City, Mexico, March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s health ministry on Friday said it had registered 717 cases of
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus and was in self-isolation at his Downing Street office. Here is reaction to the news. IRISH PRIME MINISTER LEO VARADKAR “I certainly hope that he makes a speedy recovery. “I don’t want to criticize any government’s handling of
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom will use firefighters to help deliver food, retrieve dead bodies and drive ambulances as it braces for the looming peak of the coronavirus outbreak that has already claimed the lives of more than 22,000 people across the world. An NHS supply chain lorry is seen outside the Excel Centre,
JINGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Li Yu is happy she sold six pieces of roasted corn on the day she reopened her stall after travel restrictions were lifted in Jingzhou, but she worries about the future of her business near the city’s ancient wall, a tourist attraction in Hubei province. Li was forced to close her
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