Covid-19: UN Security Council halts meetings due to coronavirus epidemic

UNITED NATIONS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN SecurityCouncil called off its two remaining meetings for the week due tothe coronavirus crisis. After the earlier cancellation of the meeting planned for Tuesday, theSecurity Council was planning to discuss the situation in Sudan’s Darfurregion and hold a multilateralism meeting on Thursday.…

Covid-19: US, China accuse each other of fear-mongering

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China on each demanded that the other stop smearing its reputation over the novel coronavirus as Pres Donald Trump referred to the pathogen as the “Chinese Virus.” “The United States will be powerfully supporting those industries, likeAirlines and others, that are…

Covid-19 could bankrupt most airlines by end of May, consultant warns

A Delta flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport flies nearly empty to JFK on March 15 SYDNEY, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic will bankrupt most airlines worldwide by the end of May unless governments and the industry take coordinated steps to avoid such a situation, an aviation consultant warned. Many…

Covid-19: US airports in disarray over screening

Passengers arriving at Chicago O’Hare airport faced lengthy waits  NEW YORK, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —US airports have been thrown into chaos as new coronavirus health screening measures for people returning from Europe come into force. Long queues formed as travellers waited for hours for the screenings before passing through customs. The US…

Covid-19 spreads to all Canadian provinces

OTTAWA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new coronavirus has spread across Canada with a total of 313 cases confirmed Sunday in its 10 provinces, the chief public health officer told a news conference. Atlantic coast provinces were the last to be hit. Major metropolitancentres — Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver —…

Covid-19: WHO chief calls for widespread virus testing as Europe locks down

GENEVA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the World Health Organization called for every suspected coronavirus case to be tested, as countries across Europe tightened their lockdowns and global stock markets tumbled again. “You cannot fight a fire while blindfolded,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists. “Test,…

Covid-19: US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine

WASHINGTON, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 has begun in Seattle, US health officials said. “The open-label trial will enroll 45 healthy adult volunteers ages 18 to 55 years over approximately 6 weeks,” the US National Institutes of Health…

Covid-19: Global coronavirus death toll tops 7,000

PARIS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of deaths around the world linked to the new coronavirus has topped 7,000, after Italy announced a new surge in fatalities A total of 7,007 people have died, with a 175,536 infections recorded globally. China has the highest number of fatalities at 3,213,…

444 Filipinos Aboard Coronavirus-Hit Grand Princess Repatriated Back To Philippines

MANILA, Mar 16 (NNN-PNA) – A total of 444 Filipinos, aboard the coronavirus-stricken Grand Princes cruise ship, docked in Oakland Port in California, entered a 14-day quarantine at a facility north of Manila, after they were flown back to the Philippines before dawn on Monday (today). The Department of Foreign…

Almost Five Million Children Born Into War In Syria: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Some 4.8 million children have been born in Syria since the conflict began nine years ago. An additional one million have been born as refugees in neighbouring countries. They continue to face the devastating consequences of a brutal war, the United Nations Children’s Fund…
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