In a joint statement, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron said the fund would see European Union budget money used to help sectors and regions that are particularly affected by the outbreak. Germany and France jointly proposed a 500 billion-euro ($543 billion) recovery fund Monday to boost […]
Healthcare
In an abrupt reversal of the re-opening taking place across the nation, cities in Jilin province have cut off trains and buses, shut schools and quarantined tens of thousands of people. Some 108 million people in China’s northeast region are being plunged back under lockdown conditions as a new and […]
BEIJING: China supports a comprehensive review of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic led by the World Health Organization (WHO) after the virus that causes the disease is brought under control, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday (May 18). Xi’s comments, made during a video speech to the […]
With the hospital set to restart its services, it has been suggested that some of the staff members deployed on Covid-19 duty be called back. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is finalising its plan to restore services at the hospital from this week. The plan involves equally […]
A woman walks with her luggage as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, at New York’s JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., May 15, 2020. NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday (May 16) the state’s new confirmed COVID-19 cases are predominantly coming from people […]
Only about 30% patients require hospitalised care in a Dedicated Covid Hospital. But glitches in following protocol, a lag in reacting to changing patient requirements, and inadequate resource-monitoring is leading to inefficient utilisation of critical care beds and equipment. With 17,671 cases and 655 deaths until May 15, Mumbai has […]
Much of the world is looking ahead to when a vaccine will be available to protect against coronavirus as without one it’s unlikely that countries will be able to fully lift social distancing policies. But even as European states ease lockdown restrictions, with travel set to restart mid-June, a vaccine […]
President Donald Trump says the US will reopen, “vaccine or no vaccine”, as he announced an objective to deliver a coronavirus jab by year end. He likened the vaccine project, dubbed “Operation Warp Speed”, to the World War Two effort to produce the world’s first nuclear weapons. But Mr Trump […]
Italy’s government has signed a decree that will allow travel to and from the country from 3 June, as it moves to ease its coronavirus lockdown measures. It will also allow travel between the regions – which has so far been tightly restricted – from the same day. The move […]
The public is being urged to “think twice” before heading to England’s beaches and country parks this weekend, despite the easing of lockdown rules. Councils in beauty spots fear a surge in visitors could result in a rise in coronavirus infections. In London, police have warned against taking part in […]