Putin, Trump Discuss Closer Cooperation In Fight Against COVID-19

MOSCOW, Mar 31 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, discussed closer collaboration in the fight against COVID-19 disease, during a phone talk, the Kremlin said. “The heads of state expressed serious concern over the rapid spread of the virus in the world and informed…

Chinese Community Pooling Efforts To Help Fight COVID-19 In U.S.

NEW YORK, Mar 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Americans and local operations of Chinese companies are making hard efforts to donate medical supplies to hospitals, police stations and local residents, to ease shortage and help fight COVID-19 in the United States. Among those who donate, 115 restaurant owners from the Chinese…

Covid-19: Facebook offers $100 mn to help virus-hit news media

WASHINGTON, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Facebook said it was donating $100 million to support news organizations globally hurting from the coronavirus pandemic, citing the need for reliable information about the crisis. “The news industry is working under extraordinary conditions to keep people informed during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Facebook’s news…

Covid-19: US regulator approves limited use of malaria drugs for virus

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A limited emergency-useauthorization for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat coronavirus patients. In a statement, the US Department of Health and HumanServices detailed recent donations of medicine to a…

Japan To Ban U.S., China, Europe Travellers

TOKYO, Mar 30 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will step up its efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, by banning the entry of foreign citizens travelling from the United States, China, South Korea and most of Europe. Non-Japanese citizens, who have been in any of these areas in the past two…

Covid-19: Twitter removes two Brazilian Pres Bolsonaro tweets questioning quarantine

BRASILIA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two tweets by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in which he questioned quarantine measures aimed at containing the coronavirus were removed, on the grounds that they violated the social network’s rules. The far-right leader had posted several videos in which he flouted hisgovernment’s social distancing guidelines…

Update: Cruise company still searching for port for Covid-19 ship, passengers plead for help

PANAMA CITY, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Passengers on a virus-strickencruise liner entered the Panama Canal in Central America Sunday after theywere told the company was still searching for a port which will allow them to disembark, even as they pleaded for help. The Panama Canal Authority said the Zaandam liner…

Update Covid-19: US sees 518 new deaths in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US recorded 518 new coronavirus-linked deaths in the span of 24 hours, according to data published by Johns Hopkins University. The record toll, higher than the previous day’s increase of 453, brings thecountry’s total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic to…

Update: US Pres Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back as more countries globally opted for lockdowns

A staff member checks equipment in the ICU room of a field hospital being set up in Cremona, Italy WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump abandoned his timetable for life returning to normal in the United States,extending emergency coronavirus restrictions for another month, while Spain suffered its deadliest…

Covid-19: US deaths may reach 200,000, millions infected – Health official

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US could see up to 200,000 deaths from Coronavirus and millions of infected cases, the US government’s top infectious diseases official said.“Looking at what we’re seeing now, we’re looking at 100,000 to 200,000 deaths,” said Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy…
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