JOHANNESBURG (AP): Africa should “prepare for the worst” with the coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) director general said on Wednesday, while South Africa became the continent’s new focus of concern as cases nearly doubled to 116...
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): The Barbados government Tuesday confirmed its first two cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and appealed to nationals not to panic but follow the measures outlined so as to prevent its spread. Health and Wellness Minister Lt Col...
HAVANA (AP) — A British cruise ship rejected by Caribbean port officials for weeks docked in Cuba on Wednesday to unload more than 1,000 people on board, including five with confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. The Braemar arrived in the port...
ST JOHN’S (CMC): Prime Minister Gaston Browne has called for a bipartisan approach to the fight against the coronavirus and reiterated an earlier statement that his administration has no intention of shutting down its borders. Browne, speaking in...
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (AP) — In Ohio, more than 48,000 people applied for jobless benefits during the first two days of this week. The tally during the same period the prior week: just 1,825. In neighbouring Pennsylvania, about 70,000...
NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus has become a “get out of jail” card for hundreds of low-level inmates across the country, and even hard-timers are seeking their freedom with the argument that it’s not a matter of if but when the...
TORONTO (AP) — The United States and Canada have agreed to temporarily close their shared border to nonessential travel, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday as the two nations work to stem the spread of the coronavirus ...
BERLIN (AP) — Desperate travellers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,000 people worldwide and killed more...
MADRID (AP): The morning rush-hour scene at Madrid’s Atocha train station this week perfectly captured the dilemma facing Europe as it confronts the novel coronavirus. Governments have locked down commerce, beefed up healthcare measures, and...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Tuesday to immediately impose travel restrictions on most foreigners entering Europe for at least 30 days to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, and to set up fast-track transport lanes to...
The IOC on Tuesday spelled out contingency plans to adapt qualifying procedures for about 4,700 spots still up for grabs for the Tokyo Games, in a nod to the realities of a sports calendar being shuffled by uncertainty with the coronavirus...
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will close the country’s borders to anyone not a citizen, an American or a permanent resident — and even they have to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados government Tuesday confirmed its first two cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and appealed to nationals not to panic but to follow preventative measures. Health Minister Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is proposing a roughly $850 billion economic rescue package Tuesday amid the coronavirus outbreak, a sweeping stimulus for businesses and taxpayers amid unseen since the Great Recession of 2008. Treasury...
PORT OF SPAIN (CMC): The Trinidad and Tobago government on Monday announced that only nationals would be allowed into the country for the next 14 days as it seeks to establish a sterile environment in a bid to curb the rise in the number of cases...
JOHANNESBURG (AP): The coronavirus has now been confirmed in at least 30 of Africa’s 54 countries, officials said Monday, and regional power South Africa warned of a new crisis once the virus begins to spread at home and into crowded, low-income...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has long been known for its use of technology to track the movements of Palestinian militants. Now, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to use similar technology to stop the movement of the coronavirus. Netanyahu...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday urged all older Americans to stay home and everyone to avoid crowds and eating out at restaurants as part of sweeping guidelines meant to combat an expected surge of coronavirus cases. President...
Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle said Monday it is cancelling 85% of its fights and temporarily laying off 90% of its staff - 7,300 people. “What our industry is now facing is unprecedented and critical as we are approaching a scenario...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official on Monday proposed a 30-day ban on anyone entering the bloc unless their travel is essential, to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, while insisting on the need to keep the...
SEATTLE (AP) — US researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday - leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With a careful jab in a healthy...
NEW YORK (AP) — Bars and restaurants will become takeout-only and businesses from movie theatres to gyms and beyond will be shuttered Monday night throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut because of the coronavirus, the states’...
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom plans to escalate its virus-fighting measures, its top health official said Sunday, indicating that Britain is edging closer to tactics adopted by its European neighbours that so far the government has...
WASHINGTON (AP): The Federal Reserve took emergency action Sunday to help the economy withstand the novel coronavirus by slashing its benchmark interest rate to near zero and saying it would buy US$700 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds. The...
LONDON (AP): The United Kingdom plans to escalate its virus-fighting measures, its top health official said Sunday, indicating that Britain is edging closer to tactics adopted by its European neighbours that so far the government has resisted....
