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NY sees glimmer of progress against Covid-19, New Orleans worsens

New Orleans alone accounts for 997 of the cases and 46 of the deaths. With the number of coronavirus cases in New Orleans multiplying rapidly, concern has bee...

Ottawa tenants organizing rent strike amid COVID-19 lay-offs

And landlords , please be as flexible as you can. Other measures for renters including cash support and assistance to help them negotiate with landlords. "It...

Coronavirus cases top 10,000 in United Kingdom, death toll reaches 115

A total of 115 people had died of COVID-19 in 24 hours, bringing the toll to 578, the government said. All but four patients, aged between 82 and 91 years old...

Coronavirus: People Told To Stay At Home

There are 2,121 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. Varadkar told reporters on Friday that he was concerned about ICU capacity, saying that " As things st...

NYC mayor says coronavirus crisis may last into May

Andrew Cuomo (D) on Friday announced the state's coronavirus death toll has passed 500, but he did have a bit of good news to offer. You go into major hosp...

Trump demands GM, Ford produce ventilators 'immediately'

They said they were going to give us 40,000 much needed Ventilators, "very quickly". "Both GM and Ventec continue to work hard looking at how to make more v...

Spain's coronavirus death toll surpasses 4,000

Spain is the second country comprising more fatal victims, behind Italy. "I'm asking employers to set an example, to be responsible to their people and to con...

Coronavirus mapped: which countries have the most cases and deaths?

The number of coronavirus cases in Spain has jumped tenfold since the state of emergency was imposed on 14 March , and the number of fatalities has passed ...

Train Conductor Dead, 16 Hurt in Suspicious NYC Subway Fire

The fatal fire occurred a day after two other New York City Transit employees died of COVID-19, according to their union. "And this is another horrific moment f...

Citing virus, EPA has stopped enforcing environmental laws

The new stance has caused uproar among former EPA officials and environmental groups who warn that the sweeping will pose a further risk to public health amid t...

Four passengers die on stranded Dutch cruise ship: Company

On Thursday, a "number of patients with respiratory symptoms" tested for coronavirus , it said, and two people were positive. Those sick include 53 passenger...

International Monetary Fund approves 1.3-billion-USD funding program for Jordan

The IMF chief spoke to reporters following a virtual meeting with the Washington-based lender's steering committee, when she officially requested an increase ...

Canada asks USA not to put troops at border during coronavirus outbreak

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) had pushed the federal government to hike the wage subsidy to 75 per cent, up to a cap of $5,000 per mont...

Canada to cover up to 75 percent of salaries for businesses

Since then, and seemingly in conflict with the new report , U.S. President Trump has publicly said he would like to scale back social distancing measures in hi...

Ten More Coronavirus Deaths

The patients are three women and seven men - nine patients are in the east of the country and one is in the south. In Northern Ireland three more people died ...

Brazil's President Exempts Churches from Lockdown as COVID-19 Surges

They also listed eight measures, including easing of state payments due to the federal government and help with the purchase of medical equipment, that they hop...

16-year-old among coronavirus victims as France records highest daily toll

It were given worse remaining weekend with mucus and on Monday we went to see a normal practitioner. She underwent scans and several tests for Covid-19 - the re...

Canada calls on USA to ditch plans to deploy troops at border

As part of that trilateral agreement, Canada has also agreed to send so-called "irregular" migrants who cross the border somewhere other than at an official p...

USA becomes country with most COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins University

Of the world's 532,000 confirmed cases, more than 122,000 people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins tally. Also, the US death total of 1,177 is th...

Hubei residents rush to leave China virus epicentre as lockdown lifts

In Beijing, 800 residents caught by the lockdown had returned from Hubei by Wednesday afternoon, Chen Bei, deputy secretary general of Beijing city government, ...

Russian Federation shuts state hotels, resorts as coronavirus cases rise past 1,000

He added government agencies, hospitals, pharmacies and stores, or banks and public transportation should remain open. Therefore, I believe the vote should be p...

Trudeau: Canada-U.S. border should stay free of troops

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more vital equipment and supplies are on the way to Canada . Mr Trump said: "We have a lot of things coming in fr...

Wuhan Doctors Reveal Recovered Coronavirus Patients Again Test Positive

After initially visiting her local clinic on December 11 and receiving an injection, Ms Wei sought a second opinion at Wuhan's The Eleventh Hospital when she co...

United Kingdom politician chides PM Johnson for spurning European Union ventilator programme

Now you can read the Jamaica Observer ePaper anytime, anywhere. Johnson, 55, reportedly began experiencing mild symptoms on Thursday and was tested for corona...

US Condemns "Horrific ISIS Attack" On Gurdwara In Afghanistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Wednesday expressed his condolences to those killed in the terror attack at a gurdwara in Kabul in Afghanistan . Ther...

Dreaming of lottery riches? Virus could cut jackpots

The jackpot also could grow more slowly, with minimum increases of $2 million instead of the normal $10 million after each twice-weekly drawing. "Powerball pl...

Coronavirus: 85 new cases in New Zealand

A man in his 70s is in Nelson Hospital's ICU in a critical condition. The other person not in a stable condition is in Wellington Regional Hospital. "Please s...

Coronavirus pandemic forces Putin to postpone referendum on proposed constitutional changes

Alongside this measure, Putin said unemployment benefits should be lifted to mirror the minimum wage, at 12,130 rubles ($153) a month, specifically mentioning t...

Australia introduces enforced quarantine for returning citizens

Defence Force members will also be deployed to assist in new regime. Both will take lives and livelihoods. "We will not take these decisions lightly". If it...

How Tom Brady got invoked in President Trump discussions

Trump is under pressure to restart parts of the moribund economy, stalled by skyrocketing unemployment as workers are urged to stay home and companies shut th...