Covid-19: Panama to allow virus-affected cruise ship to pass through canal

PANAMA CITY, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama’s government gave permission to a cruise ship on which four passengers have died to travel through its canal, after blocking the liner over coronavirus fears. The government said it decided to allow the ship to pass “to provide humanitarian help” but stressed that…

Covid-19: Canadian premier Justin Trudeau’s wife recovers from coronavirus

MONTREAL, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, the wife of Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has recovered from the novel coronavirus, she said. “I am feeling so much better and have received the all clear from my physician and Ottawa Public Health,” she wrote on her Facebook page. “From the…

Covid-19: Global infection toll rises to 667,000 and 31,400 fatalities Sunday; 2/3 in Europe

PARIS, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide number of officially confirmed fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 31,412 on Sunday, according to tally compiled by official sources. More than two-thirds of the deaths from coronavirus have now been recorded in Europe. Over 667,090 declared cases have been registered in…

UN Donates 250,000 Face Masks To New York City

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said that, the world body is donating 250,000 face masks to New York City for the fight against COVID-19. “I am pleased to announce with United States Ambassador (to the United Nations), Kelly Craft, the donation of 250,000 protective face…

U.S. Reports More Than 2,000 COVID-19 Deaths — Johns Hopkins University

WASHINGTON, Mar 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United States reported more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University’s Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE). As of 6:40 p.m. on Saturday (2240 GMT), there were more than 121,000 confirmed cases in the United States, with…

Trump Considering Short-Term Quarantine For New York, Other States

WASHINGTON, Mar 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, said, he is considering a short-term quarantine for the state of New York, as the situation of the virus outbreak continued to get worse there. “Some people would like to see New York quarantined because it’s a hot-spot. We might not…

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…
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