Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. health officials say death toll may fall short of most dire projections
By Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. health officials have said they now believe the coronavirus outbreak may kill fewer Americans than some recent projections, poin...
Apr 07, 2020
A city traumatized: Lockdown easing, Wuhan residents fret over future
By Brenda Goh WUHAN, China (Reuters) - Li Xiaoli has been hard at work in recent days at the car dealership she owns in Wuhan, making sure she has enough sanitizer and protective gear for the company'...
Apr 07, 2020
Special Report: Johnson listened to his scientists about coronavirus – but they were slow to sound the alarm
By Stephen Grey and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - It was early spring when British scientists laid out the bald truth to their government. It was "highly likely," they said, that there was now "...
Apr 07, 2020
Australia to chart course out of coronavirus crisis after lockdowns buy time
By Colin Packham and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's lock-down measures have bought it time in its fight against the coronavirus and it must now decide its next course, its top medical offic...
Apr 07, 2020
Body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend recovered, search for her son to continue
(Reuters) - The body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend, the granddaughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy, was recovered on Monday evening and the search for her son will continue, the Maryland Natural Resource...
Apr 06, 2020
UPS employee dies of COVID-19 infection in Kentucky
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A United Parcel Service Inc worker employed in Kentucky died over the weekend from a COVID-19 infection, Gov. Andy Beshear said at a public health briefing on...
Apr 06, 2020
Japan set to announce coronavirus emergency, finalise near $1 trillion stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to announce a state of emergency on Tuesday for the capital Tokyo and six other prefectures to stem a worrying rise in coronavirus infection...
Apr 06, 2020
Acting U.S. Navy secretary apologizes to carrier commander after rebuke
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly issued an apology on Monday to the former commander of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier after sharply criticizing him in a speech ...
Apr 06, 2020
UK’s Johnson fights worsening coronavirus symptoms in intensive care
By Paul Sandle and Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was being treated for worsening coronavirus symptoms in an intensive care unit on Tuesday, with his foreign mini...
Apr 06, 2020
Mainland China reports 32 new confirmed cases of coronavirus
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 32 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, down from 39 cases a day earlier, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. All of the new confirmed cases ...
Apr 06, 2020
