Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Philippines records 10 new coronavirus deaths, 209 more cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday reported 10 new coronavirus deaths and 209 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total infections have risen to...
Apr 18, 2020
Singapore reports 942 new COVID-19 cases in biggest daily jump, total reaches 5,992
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry confirmed 942 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, a new daily record, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the city-state to 5,992. The vast majorit...
Apr 18, 2020
Adherence to social distancing spurs dip in projected U.S. coronavirus deaths
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - Better-than-expected social distancing practices have led an influential research model to lower its projected U.S. coronavirus death toll by 12%, while predictin...
Apr 18, 2020
Confirmed Japan coronavirus cases hit 10,000: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Japan rose to 10,000 on Saturday, NHK public broadcaster said, just days after a state of emergency was extended to the entire nati...
Apr 18, 2020
Hong Kong police detain veteran democracy activists in raids
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested on Saturday about a dozen democracy activists on charges of illegal assembly in raids across the Asian financial hub, media and political sources said. ...
Apr 18, 2020
China mandates coronavirus tests for key public workers leaving Wuhan
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China ordered on Saturday that anyone in Wuhan working in certain service-related jobs must take a coronavirus test if they want to leave the city. The order comes after the centr...
Apr 18, 2020
Germany’s coronavirus cases rise by 3,609 to 137,439: RKI
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 3,609 to 137,439, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday, marking a fourth strai...
Apr 17, 2020
Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reports 33 new coronavirus infections, bringing the nation's total to 2,733 cases, a senior official said on Saturday. Eleven of the new cases were in Bangkok and had a hi...
Apr 17, 2020
Australia sees 3 new coronavirus deaths as govt urges app installation
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus-related death toll rose by three to a total of 68 on Saturday, health data showed, with the government stepping up its calls for people to sign up for a c...
Apr 17, 2020
Silver: NBA has no timetable to restart
The NBA isn't close to making any decisions on a potential restart, and it isn't setting any deadlines, commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. The league has been shut down since Utah Jazz center Rudy ...
Apr 17, 2020
