Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As Trump administration debated travel restrictions, thousands streamed in from China
By Katherine Eban (Reuters) - In defending his strategy against the deadly coronavirus, President Donald Trump repeatedly has said he slowed its spread into the United States by acting decisively to b...
Apr 05, 2020
Germany reports third straight drop in daily rate of new coronavirus infections
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus infections rose by 5,936 in the past 24 hours to 91,714 on Sunday, the third straight drop in the daily rate of new cases, according to data from ...
Apr 05, 2020
South Sudan confirms first case of coronavirus
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan has confirmed its first case of COVID-19, its vice president said on Sunday, becoming the latest African nation to report a case of the disease caused by the new coronavir...
Apr 05, 2020
Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus outbreak return home
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Several flights carrying Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus lockdowns began arriving in Beirut on Sunday, part of a trial run to see whether thousands looking to come home can ...
Apr 05, 2020
Malaysia intercepts boat ferrying 202 suspected Rohingya
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian authorities on Sunday said they had intercepted a boat ferrying a group of 202 people believed to be ethnic Rohingya. The boat was found adrift around one nautical m...
Apr 05, 2020
Iran’s deaths from coronavirus reach 3,603: health ministry
(Reuters) - The death toll in Iran from the outbreak of the new coronavirus has reached 3,603, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement broadcast live on state TV on Sunday. One ...
Apr 05, 2020
How one Silicon Valley factory keeps running in the age of coronavirus
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - The managers at Green Circuits - a small Silicon Valley electronics factory - thought they would have to close when the San Francisco Bay Area directed non-essential busi...
Apr 05, 2020
No parties, no problem: Introverts don’t mind sheltering at home
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - With her painting, baking and near-constant gardening, Stephanie Hollowell kept busy at home even before efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic meant she had to stay ...
Apr 05, 2020
Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world
(Reuters) - Global cases of the new coronavirus have passed 1 million and more than 64,000 people have died, a Reuters tally showed on Sunday, in a pandemic that has hammered the world economy. DEATHS...
Apr 05, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll rises by 19 to 559, cases top 21,000
VIENNA (Reuters) - Switzerland's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen by 19 to 559, the health ministry said on Sunday. The number of people testing positive increased to 21,100 from 20,...
Apr 05, 2020
