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NYPD detective becomes first NYC office to die from coronavirus

March 29, 2020

The commissioner gave more details on the impact of the virus, saying over 3,237 officers are now out on sick leave as of this past Wednesday. According to the commissioner, over 3,237 officers are out sick as of Wednesday night, which is three times the normal rate.

France coronavirus death toll surges past 1000

March 29, 2020

France's virus death toll is continuing to climb fast, increasing 27per cent in one day Thursday (Friday NZT) to 1,696 victims, including a 16-year-old. Italy has reported 743 new deaths in the last 24 hours. Of those, 34 per cent are under 60 and 58 per cent are aged between 60 and 80. "This is the aim of putting a brake on the epidemic and limiting the peak and saturation of the hospitals".

Coronavirus: Death of Punjab preacher leads to mass quarantine

March 28, 2020

A 70-year-old preacher from Punjab , who recently died due to coronavirus, has led to the quarantine of almost 25,000 others in the state. The man, a preacher, had ignored advice to self quarantine after returning from a trip to Italy and Germany , officials told BBC Punjabi's Arvind Chhabra.

Israel's Netanyahu and rival Gantz move closer to unity government

March 28, 2020

Parliament had been expected to approve Meir Cohen of Gantz's centrist Blue and White party late Thursday as the new Knesset speaker. The sudden turnabout by Benny Gantz, who has spent the past year trying to topple Netanyahu in three inconclusive elections, appeared to give the embattled prime minister a new lease on life as he prepares to go on trial for corruption charges .

Summer daylight saving time in Bulgaria begins on March 29 2020

March 28, 2020

Now it's up to European Union member states to agree whether they will choose standard or daylight saving time . Under the new directive, each Member State will have to decide until April 2020 whether to remain permanently on "summer time" or to change their clocks back one final time to permanent standard time.

228 more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Russian Federation in daily increase

March 28, 2020

Moreover, 49 people have now recovered, the Russian headquarters for prevention of the coronavirus spread said Saturday, TASS reported. Mishustin ordered all of Russia's parks and resorts to shut down. In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, central China.

UP government deploys state transport buses to ferry migrant workers

March 28, 2020

The son of a migrant daily wage worker looks out of a bus window as he travels to his hometown following the coronavirus lockdown in New Delhi on March 27, 2020. The SSP further said 839 people were booked under Section 188 (disobeying public servant's lawful order) of the Indian Penal Code on Saturday. Similar reports of stranded migrant workers have been pouring in from across the nation.

Afghanistan government announces team for Taliban talks

March 28, 2020

It was not immediately clear whether President Ashraf Ghani's political rival Abdullah Abdullah would endorse the team selected , which diplomats have said would be vital given his camp's strong influence in much of the country's North and West.

World Health Organization announces 'historic' testing of four COVID-19 drugs

March 28, 2020

The trial is expected to be followed shortly by Iran, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. "In the meantime, we call on individuals and countries to refrain from using therapeutics that have not been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19", he added.

Covid-19: Pope to hold prayers today

March 28, 2020

In his homily, the pope compared the tempest from the Gospel to the current pandemic, which has uprooted the daily routines of people around the world. "Lord, your word this evening strikes us and regards us, all of us", the pope said. The Holy See explained that just like the apostles were gripped by fear and did not have enough faith, humanity has also lost faith in God in the face of the coronavirus.

Richmond school district offers care for essential workers' children

March 28, 2020

As Kisha Borden of the San Diego Education Association said in our superintendent's recent press release , "Partnership and engagement between educators, parents and students will be the key to the success of this transition period". "Students may need to get textbooks and resources from their lockers, but we ask that you adhere to the instructions of your school principal as to when this can occur".

Global coronavirus cases reach 5 lakh; death toll crosses 22,000

March 28, 2020

Italy recorded a sudden spike in coronavirus deaths, with 969 new victims which is the worst daily record for any country. Italy recorded the most deaths with 9,134 fatalities and almost 86,500 cases, while Spain has 5,138 deaths while over 65,700 have contracted the virus.

Operator killed, 17 injured in NY subway fire

March 28, 2020

The 36-year-old conductor was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead, police said. He is the third MTA driver to have died within the past two days, after bus driver Oliver Cyrus, 61, and train conductor Peter Petrassi, 49, both died from coronavirus on Thursday.

U.S. slaps fresh sanctions against Iran

March 28, 2020

Iranian diplomat stressed, "Release our men". On Monday, several USA congressmen signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin asking to suspend the sanctions against Iran, which is one of the most COVID-19 afflicted countries, with 29,406 confirmed cases and 2,234 fatalities.

Coronavirus "Patient Zero" Explains How She Contracted COVID-19

March 28, 2020

China, too, is up in the arms to prove that the virus came from the U.S. military. Despite having contracted the disease in mid-December and flagging it to health officials, the World Health Organization first received news of the coronavirus on December 31.

South Africa Nearing 1,000 Coronavirus Cases, As Country Goes Into Lockdown

March 28, 2020

Elisha Kunene, a lawyer in Johannesburg, tweeted that he was watching the police clearing homeless people from his street when eight police officers and three security guards with assault rifles "barged into our house, patted us down, poured our liquor into the fireplace, searched the whole house, threatened to break my face, and spent a while interrogating and berating us".

Sheriff: Girl, 4, found in woods; had been missing 2 days

March 28, 2020

Jones said the girl was in the care of a longtime family friend who said they were taking a walk in the backyard when the girl disappeared from view. Evelyn has red hair, green eyes, and a red mark on her nose. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency issued an Amber Alert for the missing girl. She was wearing a floral dress at the time.

US Navy deploying hospital ships to assist Covid fight

March 28, 2020

The MSC mariners are responsible for operating and navigating the ship, including load and off-load mission cargo. Mercy docked in the L.A. Port Friday morning after making the trek from San Diego. US President Donald Trump , who has been holed up in the White House for almost two and a half weeks as political rallies and other trips were canceled, said he planned to visit Norfolk, Virginia tomorrow to send off the hospital ship.

House passes $2 trillion coronavirus aide package on voice vote

March 28, 2020

As the House debated, Trump lashed out at Massie on Twitter, calling him a "third rate Grandstander". Members were seen sitting several seats apart on the House floor in keeping with physical distancing recommendations. The bill had already been passed by the Senate and President Trump says he will now sign it as soon as he gets it. The $2.2 trillion measure includes $500 billion to help hard-hit industries and $290 billion for payments of up to $3,000 to millions of families.

Spain reports 769 new deaths

March 28, 2020

The death toll on Thursday was 655, while on Wednesday - the previous record - there were 738 deaths. According to the data of Johns Hopkins University , Spain ranks fourth worldwide with the number of confirmed cases. The country is on nearly complete lockdown and the government is counting on limited social interactions helping contain the spread of the disease, which has already killed more people than in China where the pandemic originated.

On the coronavirus, Trump changes his mind about China (again)

March 28, 2020

Mayor de Blasio said on Good Morning America Friday, "when the President says the State of NY doesn't need 30,000 ventilators, with all due respect to him, he's not looking at the facts of this astronomical growth of this crisis". In what China has condemned as "stigmatizing" and "racist" attacks, Trump had lately been referring to the coronavirus as the "Chinese virus". The President also said the country is "manufacturing a lot of them now".

Trump jabs Whitmer again: 'All she does is ... blame the federal government'

March 28, 2020

During an interview on Detroit radio station WWJ she said, "Anyone who's watching globally what's happening with this pandemic probably knows it's not going to be this year". There are now 92 deaths and 3,657 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of MI, state officials announced Friday. Whitmer has repeatedly stepped up to criticize Trump and the federal government's response to the coronavirus, even making several appearances on cable news to raise her profile.

Trump Doesn't Think New York Needs 30,000 Ventilators

March 28, 2020

Yesterday the president questioned New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's plea for 30,000 ventilators during a phone call he made during the Sean Hannity show on Fox News . "All she does is sit there and blame the federal government". "We need it", she said on Twitter . But many patients will have different requirements, and the settings on each ventilator need to be tailored to each patient's needs.

31 coronavirus cases in Livingston County, mostly affecting female residents

March 28, 2020

Statewide, 867 COVID-19 cases have been reported. All three individuals are now in isolation-two at home and one in the hospital. No other details concerning the patient were made available Thursday from the state health department or Hancock Public Health.

NY sees glimmer of progress against Covid-19, New Orleans worsens

March 28, 2020

Gee, now a gratis assistant professor at the Louisiana State University Schools of Public Health & Medicine, said the question of why New Orleans or New York City were hit harder than a city like Los Angeles, is something for researchers to determine later, but New Orleans saw 1.4 million visitors packed into Mardi Gras parade routes just as the coronavirus was beginning to spread in the U.S.

Coronavirus Ireland: Varadkar warns virus deaths will only increase in coming weeks

March 28, 2020

All visits to hospitals, residential healthcare settings and prisons are postponed except for instances of compassionate grounds. "These are radical actions aimed at saving as many people's lives as possible in the days and weeks ahead", he said.

COVID19: Cyprus freezes evictions of non-paying tenants

March 28, 2020

Renters and landlords in southern California are preparing for next Wednesday, when April rents are due as thousands of people have lost their jobs and most businesses have been closed in the wake of the pandemic. "We don't know how long we're going to be in this crisis", he tells 1310 NEWS' The Rob Snow Show. Independent landlords say they are struggling too.

NYC mayor says coronavirus crisis may last into May

March 27, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak is taking its toll on New York City's civil servants. Health experts said the answers are largely specific to the NY metropolitan area - its density and population, primarily - but they are also a warning to other states that think they may be spared.

USA tops world in virus cases, overtaking China and Italy

March 27, 2020

Globally, there are more than 471,000 confirmed cases. "We need more workers". For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. Wuhan, the city where the illness first emerged late past year, was - from midnight - to ease severe movement restrictions in place for two months.

Isolated Politically, Brazil's President Said Politicking Over Coronavirus Is 'Cowardly'

March 27, 2020

Across cities, protesters have been banging pans in nearly nightly protests, and Bolsonaro's support is down in opinion polls, with Brazilians clearly favoring the governors' response. Bolsonaro on Wednesday told reporters in the capital, Brasilia, that he has listened to his US counterpart, Donald Trump, and found their perspectives to be similar.

GM deal for ventilators stalls as White House shops around

March 27, 2020

President Donald Trump called on General Motors Corp.to reopen its shuttered Lordstown plant - which GM sold to electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors Corp. The company also said it bought 1,255 ventilators in China and is distributing them in North America. GM will deploy 1,000 of its workers to scale production of the ventilators.

Four passengers die on stranded Dutch cruise ship: Company

March 27, 2020

Two people on the ship have tested positive so far for covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus . There are more than 1,800 people on board. The ship was off the coast of Panama. The vessel is near the Panama Canal; Holland America is working to get permission to transit the waterway and head to Fort Lauderdale, but it's not clear if they will be allowed to dock there.

French PM extends coronavirus lockdown by two weeks until April 15

March 27, 2020

According to France24 , Julie developed a cough a week ago and began to experience shortness of breath on Saturday. They told her the scan had shown some congestion in the lungs, she said, but "nothing serious". The hope, he said, was to send some patients to less stricken regions to give breathing room for Paris so that if the peak then shifted to other regions, the capital could again take patients in two weeks' time.

US stops enforcing many environmental laws, citing pandemic

March 27, 2020

It would significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations and require that scientists disclose all of their raw data before the agency could consider an academic study's conclusion.

Coronavirus impact: IMF projects fall in global output in 2020

March 27, 2020

The IMF's Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva made the remark following a conference call of G20 leaders on Thursday, . adding the degree of contraction and how fast it will recover will depend on how quickly COVID-19 is contained. Governments in emerging markets, which have suffered an exodus of the capital of more than $83 billion in recent weeks, can cover much of that, but "clearly the domestic resources are insufficient" and many already have high debt loads.

Canada's Trudeau balks at potential troop deployment on US border

March 27, 2020

We have a lot of things coming in from Canada - we have trade, some illegal trade that we don't like. "I am very pleased with today's announcement in supporting the unprecedented, disastrous impact to Canada's small and medium sized businesses".

Canada to cover up to 75 percent of salaries for businesses

March 27, 2020

In order to help companies that are facing a cash crunch, the federal government is launching the Canada Emergency Business Account which will allow companies to apply for loans up to $40-thousand, interest-free for a year. The rapid spread of the Covid-19 contagion has prompted governments across the world to slam their borders shut in an effort to contain the coronavirus , even those who would usually condemn such measures as insufficiently internationalist.