Haiti hospital chief kidnapped amid coronavirus emergency

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The director of one of Haiti’s top hospitals has been kidnapped, prompting staff to refuse to take in new patients as the impoverished country battles coronavirus amid a spike in gang violence. Dr. Jerry Bitar, a surgeon, was kidnapped shortly after leaving his home on…

Covid-19: 4 passengers die on cruise ship grappling with coronavirus off Panama

Cruise ship MS Zaandam PANAMA CITY, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four passengers have died on a cruise ship off the Pacific coast of Panama with more than 130 others aboard suffering from influenza-like symptoms, at least two of whom have coronavirus, the vessel’s operator saidr 27). Holland America Line said in a…

Covid-19: ‘Clear we have entered recession’, says IMF chief

WASHINGTON, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said. “It is clear that we have entered a recession” that will be worse than in 2009 following the global financial…

Update: US confirmed coronavirus cases cross 100,000

WASHINGTON, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States now has more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University showed. There have been 100,717 cases including 1,544 deaths as of 6 pm Eastern time (2200 GMT). The biggest cluster by far is in…

Venezuelan army chiefs back Maduro after US indictment

CARACAS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s armed forces reaffirmed their support for President Nicolas Maduro after the US Justice Department charged him with “narco-terrorism” and offered a $15 million reward for his capture. In a statement read out on state television, armed forces chief Admiral Remigio Ceballos said the army…

Covid-19: As rich nations battle coronavirus, anxiety grows for low-income states

Employees inspect the production of hand sanitizers in Cormart factory as the company steps up production of hand sanitizers to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria PARIS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic,…

Covid-19: US man charged with terrorism after licking supermarket shelves to mock coronavirus

Cody Pfister was held in Warren County jail after being charged with a terrorism offence WARRENTON (Missouri, US), March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US man has been charged with making a terrorism threat after allegedly filming himself licking items in a supermarket saying ‘Who’s afraid of coronavirus?’ Cody Pfister, 26,…

Covid-19: Pres Trump signs $2.2 trillion US stimulus package into law

WASHINGTON, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package, calling the bill much-needed relief for American workers reeling from the economic tumult caused by the coronavirus. Trump signed the bill in an Oval Office ceremony surrounded by Republican lawmakers and members…

Airport Blunder Allows 92 On Chicago Flight Into Japan Without Quarantine Request

TOKYO, Mar 28 (NNN-NHK) – More than 90 passengers and crew members on a flight to Japan’s Narita airport from Chicago, were given entry to the country without being requested to self-quarantine for 14 days, and not use public transport, the health ministry here said Friday. The self-quarantine measures, to…

Chinese Envoy Briefs UN Member States On Work Of Security Council In Face Of COVID-19

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, in his capacity as president of the Security Council for the month of Mar, attended a virtual joint briefing by the UN principal organs to member states on COVID-19. COVID-19 is posing huge challenges…
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