Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Coast to coast, Fed survey shows sharp, abrupt toll of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. companies have been battered by the fallout from the novel coronavirus outbreak as economic activity "contracted sharply and abruptly across all regions," a report by the F...
Apr 15, 2020
Twelve dead or missing as migrants returned to Libyan capital: U.N. agency
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least five migrants died and seven were missing when the coast guard returned 49 others to Libya's capital Tripoli on Wednesday as fighting there raged, the U.N. migration agenc...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 605,390 coronavirus cases, 24,582 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 605,390 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 26,385 cases from its previous count, and said the number of de...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. coronavirus deaths approach 30,000 – Reuters tally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - Total U.S. coronavirus deaths were approaching 30,000 on Wednesday, after a record single-day increase in COVID-19-related fatalities the prior day, according to a Reuters...
Apr 15, 2020
Canadian hospitals prepare to sterilize, re-use N95 masks if supplies dwindle
By Steve Scherer and Allison Martell OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Some Canadian hospitals are collecting used N95 masks so that they can be decontaminated and worn again should new ones become impossibl...
Apr 15, 2020
Exclusive: Major U.S. airlines plan to apply for government loans in addition to grants
(Reuters) - Numerous major U.S. airlines are preparing to apply this week for a $25 billion U.S. government loan program after winning billions in federal payroll grants, people familiar with the matt...
Apr 15, 2020
‘Don’t go to the ER’: how a New York pediatrician is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When a 3-year-old patient of New York pediatrician Dr. Greg Gulbransen dislocated her arm, he told her parents not to take her to the emergency care center, fearing that could put...
Apr 15, 2020
‘It’s Covid! Stay away!’ Latin America’s health workers face rising hostility
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Shoved to the ground, splashed with bleach or glared at on public transportation, health workers face a growing tide of hostility across Latin America for potential...
Apr 15, 2020
Polish health minister to assess safety of elections this week or next
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski will present his opinion on whether or not it is safe to carry out May presidential elections amidst the coronavirus pandemic at the end of...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump financial records cases on May 12
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it will hear a dispute over whether President Donald Trump's tax and financial records should b...
Apr 15, 2020
