“It’s shameful,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a recent parliamentary session. “Anyone could get infected.” The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers. A government campaign to raise awareness […]
Healthcare
A 105-year-old New Mexico woman who beat back the 1918 flu that killed millions, including her mother and infant sister, is battling Covid-19. The Gallup Independent reports Lubica “Luby” Grenko, who will turn 106 years old in August, has been fighting the coronavirus since being diagnosed for the infection on […]
When Arif (name changed) was released from a prison in western India on 31 March, he longed to return home quickly. But over the next fortnight, he was hounded out three times in two cities – from his own home and then that of a fellow inmate – before landing […]
Lives could be put at risk by an influx of companies offering to clean up potential coronavirus hotspots, a leading cleaning firm has warned. SafeGroup boss Steve Broughton said the market was being “flooded” by firms that lacked the experience or equipment to operate “safely or correctly”. Mr Broughton said […]
People in England can “meet up with other people” outside their household as long as they are outside and stay 2m apart, the government has confirmed. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said people should “use some common sense” and cannot visit others at their home. The new rule is part of […]
New coronavirus clusters have been reported in Wuhan city – where the virus fist emerged – and the north-eastern province of Jilin in China. Wuhan reported five new cases on Monday, after confirming its first case since 3 April on Sunday. Authorities said the small cluster of cases were all […]
The White House Covid-19 outbreak is undermining President Donald Trump’s narrative that it’s safe to open up the country and that diagnostic testing is of limited importance. The news of three top health officials, all members of the administration’s coronavirus task force, self-quarantining in some form after one of Trump’s […]
“It’s not over until it’s over.” That was South Korean President Moon Jae-in, speaking Sunday after a new cluster of coronavirus cases emerged in the country’s capital Seoul, sparking fear of a second wave of infections in the East Asian country. South Korea was among the first places to deal […]
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has defended the government’s change in messaging from “stay at home” to “stay alert” ahead of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s lockdown speech later. Robert Jenrick: “Stay alert will mean stay alert, […]
TOKYO: Sony Corp says it will manufacture and donate medical face shields to hospitals in Japan, amid worries about the availability of protective equipment for healthcare workers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Sony joins a growing list of global companies such as Boeing and Exxon Mobil helping to provide hospitals […]