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Tuesday, March 31, 2020
China Hints That Its Coronavirus Data Doesn’t Paint Full Picture.Maybe our numbers aren’t entirely giving the full picture of the coronavirus, China health officials said on Tuesday.
2020 hurricane season predicted to be 'above-normal' with 3-4 major hurricanes | This follows one of the busiest hurricane seasons on record
A Wuhan doctor who was among the first to alert other medics to the spread of coronavirus has disappeared sparking concerns that she has been detained
Canadian government commits $2 billion to Canadian made medical needs. So far more than 3,200 companies that would have closed have shifted to manufacturing medical equipment, PPE, sanitizers, masks, and more. Treat our patients, protect our workers, keep economy moving. Oh Canada 🇨🇦 ❤️
Researchers in Germany are currently preparing a mass study into how many people are already immune to the Covid-19 virus, allowing authorities to eventually issue passes to exclude workers from restrictive measures currently in place.
Report reveals ‘massive plastic pollution footprint’ of drinks firms: Plastic from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Unilever products could cover 83 football pitches every day
Monday, March 30, 2020
Trump says US to send medical supplies to Italy, France, Spain: "We're going to be sending approximately $100 million worth of, of things, of surgical and medical and hospital things to Italy," he said
Nurse who taught herself to sew when her team ran out of scrubs gathers thousands of volunteers to make uniforms for NHS workers from their homes amid coronavirus shortage
'We will deliver right to the border': B.C. town vows to look after U.S. neighbours in pandemic - 'We are 1 community,' Stewart, B.C., mayor says of adjacent Hyder, Alaska
Twitter removes videos of Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro for violating the platform's regulations against content defiant of public health information.
As #COVID19 rages, "aviation missionary organization" may try again to contact remote Amazon peoples in violation of Brazil's policy, so federal prosecutors are now investigating
Sunday, March 29, 2020
Lockdown seems to have a very different meaning depending on where in the world you live - In France you can go out for wine and croissants while in America guns and marijuana are declared essential in some states.
Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid that can help keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care. Forty units have been delivered, and if trials go well, up to 1,000 of the machines can be produced per day by Mercedes-AMG-HPP, beginning in a week's time.
Coronavirus: Moscow imposes mandatory lockdown after Russian capital records more than 1,000 infections | With four hours warning, authorities introduce strict new regulations — with no indications about how long they will last
A blunder that may have seen the UK miss out on an offer of 25,000 life-saving ventilators will be investigated, Michael Gove says. A Cheshire company says it also told the department of health it could secure 50 million coronavirus testing kits – but its email went unanswered for two weeks.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
40% of Russians are against seeing Putin as president after 2024. Young, educated people and Muscovites are the most opposed to resetting the presidential term limits
China and Vietnam are banning the wild animal trade after the coronavirus spread across the world killing thousands of people. China has now imposed a ban on farming and consumption of “terrestrial wildlife of important ecological, scientific and social value".
'Stranded at sea': cruise ships around the world are adrift as ports turn them away - At least 10 ships remain at sea – & 4 passengers have died while stranded
Will they ever learn? Chinese markets are still selling bats and slaughtering rabbits on blood-soaked floors as Beijing celebrates 'victory' over the coronavirus.
A Wuhan seafood vendor believed to be one of the first coronavirus patients says 'a lot fewer people would have died' if the Chinese government acted sooner
The UK govt claims it failed to take part in an EU scheme for coronavirus ventilators because it didn't see the email asking it to take part: The confusion means that the UK will not benefit from the buying power of a 28-country bloc, which could have the effect of reducing prices significantly.
Coronavirus: Fears for indigenous tribes after doctor in Amazon tests positive. Many members of indigenous tribes have weaker immune systems and so are more vulnerable to diseases such as COVID-19.
Filipino Teacher, son arrested without warrant in the Philippines over Facebook post: Frustrated that people are hungry amid a lockdown in her city, a public school teacher vents on Facebook. She now faces charges of inciting to sedition.
Google Bans Infowars Android App Over Coronavirus Claims: Apple kicked Alex Jones out of the App Store in 2018. The Google Play Store has finally followed suit.
Every roof in the city district of Utrecht is to be “greened” with plants and mosses or have solar panels installed under plans driven by the success of a similar scheme for the municipality’s bus stops.
Friday, March 27, 2020
Urns in Wuhan far exceed death toll, raising more questions about China’s tally - A single mortuary has had 5,000 urns delivered over the past two days, double the city's reported coronavirus death toll
Germany Has Rolled Out a Staggering €50 Billion Aid Package For Small Businesses That Boosts Artists and Galleries—and Puts Other Countries to Shame - "Artists are not only indispensable, but also vital, especially now," says the country's culture minister
Iranian media reports nearly 300 people have been killed and more than 1,000 sickened by ingesting toxic methanol across the Islamic Republic out of the false belief it kills the new coronavirus.
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Deliberately coughing on emergency workers to be punishable by two years in jail: 'We will not hesitate to prosecute anybody who threatens them as they go about their vital duties,' says Director of Public Prosecutions (UK)
The ozone layer is healing, new study finds - It heralds a rare success in the reversal of environmental damage and shows that global action can make a difference
Egyptian authorities have forced a Guardian journalist to leave the country after she reported on a scientific study that said Egypt was likely to have many more coronavirus cases than have been officially confirmed.
Italy’s death toll rises above 7,000 — but the number of new cases declines for the 4th day in a row: Death toll from the virus passed the 7,500 mark on Wednesday, the country’s Civil Protection Agency said, however it noted that the rate of new cases of contagion fell for the fourth day running.
India announces world’s largest food security scheme to 800 million people at $0.027/kg for wheat, $ 0.040/kg for rice for next three months, to support the financially distressed population amidst the coronavirus outbreak
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
China allocates 3% to WHO fundraising for Coronaviruses: China donated less than 3% to the World Health Organization’s $ 675 million fundraising campaign – angering U.S. officials who say the country is responsible for it epidemic and should do more.
LEAK shows politicians and relatives received ‘VIP’ testing: Leaked official data showing Philippine authorities tested at least two dozen politicians and public officials, as well as their relatives, even when they had no coronavirus symptoms has fuelled public anger in the country.
Senator from Philippines who tested positive for COVID19 violates quarantine protocol, brings wife for caesarean delivery, endangering hospital staffs and patients.
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