U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defence of his administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, veering into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment. CBC | World News
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COVID-19: Here’s what’s happening around the world Friday
The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus charged toward 100,000 Friday, with the global scare upending routines, threatening livelihoods and prompting quarantines. CBC | World News
Read More »WHO chief on COVID-19: ‘This is a time for pulling out all the stops’
Nations around the world girded for months of disruptions from the novel coronavirus Thursday as its unrelenting spread brought ballooning infections, economic fallout and sweeping containment measures. CBC | World News
Read More »COVID-19: Here’s what’s happening around the world Wednesday
South Korea reported hundreds of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, as many sick people waited for hospital beds in Daegu, the city at the centre of the worst outbreak outside China. CBC | World News
Read More »WHO warns shortages leave health workers ‘dangerously ill-equipped’ to fight COVID-19
Manufacturers need to “urgently increase” their production of critical supplies like gowns and gloves as health-care workers around the world try to treat a growing number of patients infected with COVID-19, the World Health Organization’s top official says. CBC | World News
Read More »Coronavirus contact lenses: How to clean your contact lenses properly amid COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS has infected more than 92,000 people around the world. But could you catch coronavirus virus from your contact lenses? Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »FTSE 100 and Dow Jones fears: What is happening to the stock market amid COVID-19 fears?
THE FTSE 100 and the Dow Jones have plunged at times during the COVID-19 outbreak with one stock market seeing billions of pounds wiped off its value in a matter of days. What is happening to the stock market amid COVID-19 fears? Daily Express :: City and Business Feed
Read More »COVID-19: Here’s what’s happening around the world Monday
South Korea’s viral outbreak surged and millions of children in Japan stayed home from school Monday as officials in more than 60 countries wrestled with the epidemic. CBC | World News
Read More »Coronavirus Tenerife: Hotel guests refused travel as another COVID-19 case confirmed
CORONAVIRUS is spreading rapidly through a hotel in the Canary Islands with a fifth guest testing positive for the highly contagious disease. Guests at the hotel are being told to remain in quarantine for two weeks, with travel firms refusing to fly them home. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »COVID-19 outbreak: Here’s what’s happening around the world Saturday
An Iranian health ministry official says the Islamic Republic is preparing for the possibility of “tens of thousands” coming to test for the novel coronavirus as nearly 600 cases have been confirmed. CBC | World News
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