Brazil makes grim milestone — 100,000 deaths from COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil surpassed a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday night, and five months after the first reported case the country has not… Read more »
Category Archives: CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
As Europe reopens, key virus protections are still elusive
ROME (AP) — Italy’s virus reopening was supposed to be accompanied by a series of measures to limit infections in the one-time epicenter of Europe’s pandemic: the distribution of millions… Read more »
Indian Muslims face stigma, blame for surge in infection
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government is blaming an Islamic missionary meeting for a surge in coronavirus cases, triggering a wave of violence, business boycotts and hate speech toward Muslims… Read more »
Turkey: Virus deaths up to 2,706, positive test rate down
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s Health Ministry has reported 2,861 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 106 more deaths but says the rate of positive tests for the virus… Read more »
Africa’s 43% jump in virus cases in 1 week worries experts
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Africa registered a 43% jump in reported COVID-19 cases in the last week, highlighting a warning from the World Health Organization that the continent… Read more »
What to know about malaria drug and coronavirus treatment
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some politicians and doctors are sparring over whether to use hydroxychloroquine against the new coronavirus, with many scientists saying the evidence is too thin to recommend… Read more »
France turns to speedy trains to catch up in virus response
PARIS, France (AP) — The high-speed train whooshing past historic World War I battle zones and through the chateau-speckled Loire Valley carried a delicate cargo: 20 critically ill COVID-19 patients… Read more »
Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There are the new dead. And then there are the bodies waiting in overcrowded mortuaries to be buried as cities struggle to meet demand and families wrestle… Read more »
The daily terrors: Improvising in a makeshift ICU in Spain
BADALONA, Spain (AP) — The tension is palpable. There is no non-essential talking. An orchestra of medical monitors marks the tempo with an endless series of soft, distinct beeps. Never… Read more »
Testing issues cloud scope of California’s virus outbreak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is ramping up testing for coronavirus even as a backlog of 59,000 pending tests is growing, delaying some people from getting results for up to… Read more »