Category Archives: Syndicated
The man with the epidemiologist tattoo – a very Swedish tribute
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - It's not every day that the face of a chief epidemiologist is inked as a tattoo. But then it's not every country that has tackled the coronavirus pandemic like Sweden. Anders Teg...
Apr 27, 2020
Southern hemisphere countries will have COVID lessons for North: WHO
ZURICH (Reuters) - Southern hemisphere countries such as South Africa, Chile, Argentina and Australia need support so they have the capacity to manage both seasonal influenza and the COVID-19 respirat...
Apr 27, 2020
Soccer: UEFA releases 236.5 million euros to member associations amid pandemic
(Reuters) - UEFA has released 236.5 million euros ($256 million) to its 55 member associations who are grappling with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe's soccer governing body said...
Apr 27, 2020
WHO says U.S. federal coronavirus plan is clear and science-based
GENEVA (Reuters) - A top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Monday that the United States seemed to have a "very clearly laid-out", science-based federal plan for fighting its coronaviru...
Apr 27, 2020
Bad back rules Nadal out of virtual reality charity match
(Reuters) - Rafael Nadal is no stranger to being out of action for months due to injuries taking a toll on his body but when the Spaniard pulled out from a virtual reality tennis match that would have...
Apr 27, 2020
Italy’s Veneto defies government, lifts coronavirus curbs early
By Riccardo Bastianello PADUA, Italy (Reuters) - The northern region of Veneto, one of Italy's early coronavirus hotspots, broke ranks with the national government on Monday and announced it would lif...
Apr 27, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll rises but new cases lowest since March 10
ROME (Reuters) - Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 333 on Monday against 260 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, but the daily tally of new cases declined to 1,739 fr...
Apr 27, 2020
UK hospital COVID-19 death toll rises 360 to 21,092
LONDON (Reuters) - A further 360 people have died from COVID-19 in British hospitals, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday, bringing the total to 21,092. The 360 increase was the lowest daily ...
Apr 27, 2020
New York maps coronavirus genome to help track future outbreaks
By Hussein Waaile and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scientists at New York City's health department have begun to analyze the novel coronavirus's genetic material to allow them to trace the orig...
Apr 27, 2020
Mexico’s March jobless rate distorted by coronavirus constraints
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's unemployment rate fell in March, official data showed on Monday, but experts said the true figure was likely higher than reported due to restrictions on data collectio...
Apr 27, 2020
