Category Archives: Syndicated
‘Here Comes the Sun’ gets U.S. hospitals through dark days of pandemic
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - The most powerful medicine being used to bolster the morale of New York area healthcare workers at the epicenter of the U.S. novel coronavirus crisis may well ...
Apr 12, 2020
Sudan bans inter-city passenger travel in bid to halt coronavirus
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan announced on Sunday that it was banning all passenger road transport between cities and deploying emergency laws to ensure compliance with measures aimed at stopping the spr...
Apr 12, 2020
Brazilian woman, 97, become country’s oldest coronavirus survivor
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When 97-year-old Brazilian Gina Dal Colleto was hospitalized on April 1 with coronavirus symptoms, few could have thought she would survive the deadly virus. On Sunday, howe...
Apr 12, 2020
Jordan extends closure of government offices until end of April: government spokesman
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan on Sunday extended a month-long lockdown that has closed schools, universities and government agencies until the end of the month to stem the spread of coronavirus, the govern...
Apr 12, 2020
Liberia coronavirus lockdown off to chaotic start
MONROVIA (Reuters) - A coronavirus lockdown in Liberia's capital Monrovia got off to a chaotic start at the weekend, as some police officers used truncheons against residents who had ventured outside ...
Apr 12, 2020
OPEC+ agrees largest ever oil output cut of 9.7 million bpd: sources
LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC, Russia and other oil producing nations agreed on Sunday to cut output by a record amount, representing around 10% of global supply, to support oil prices amid the coronavirus ...
Apr 12, 2020
Pakistani prime minister appeals for debt relief to combat coronavirus fallout
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has appealed to international stakeholders for urgent debt relief for developing countries so they can deal more effectively with the economic fallout from the coronavir...
Apr 12, 2020
U.S. health experts stress need for widespread coronavirus testing
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States needs to ramp up testing for the coronavirus as the White House considers when and how to lift stay-at-home restrictions and lockdowns triggere...
Apr 12, 2020
South Africa coronavirus cases rise to 2,173
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa on Sunday reported a further 145 cases of the coronavirus, taking the total number in the country to 2,173, a statement from the Health ministry said. The stateme...
Apr 12, 2020
French coronavirus death toll rises by 561 to 14,393
PARIS (Reuters) - The death toll in France from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 14,393 from 13,832 a day earlier, the French public health authority said on Sunday. (Reporting by Maya Nikolaeva ...
Apr 12, 2020
