Map of the world depicting countries affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak as per Apr 23, 2020
Day-wise map comparison of how the Coronavirus Outbreak is Spreading – click here
Nigerian tailors are hand-making PPE to help fight coronavirusApril 17, 2020 |
Colin Kaepernick is donating $100,000 to virus relief efforts to aid communities of colorApril 17, 2020 |
London mayor calls for masks to be worn on public transport and in shopsApril 17, 2020 |
Australian mayor fined after violating stay-at-home orders and going out for beerApril 17, 2020 |
Shinzo Abe says there are issues with WHO, and Japan will review its funding after the pandemicApril 17, 2020 |
5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing total to 22 millionApril 16, 2020 |
Germany records more than 300 deaths in a 24-hour span for the first timeApril 16, 2020 |
Australian PM says baseline coronavirus restrictions will remain in place for at least 4 weeksApril 16, 2020 |
More than 140 seemingly recovered patients have retested positive for Covid-19, says South KoreaApril 16, 2020 |
New cases in Spain fall significantly, but another 551 deaths are announcedApril 16, 2020 |
UK approves Penlon ventilators made with Airbus and Rolls-Royce in effort to produce 1,500 a weekApril 16, 2020 |
Dutch research suggests 3% of population may have Covid-19 antibodiesApril 16, 2020 |
Tokyo Olympics organizers to explore cost-cutting measuresApril 16, 2020 |
Indian Premier League suspended until further notice due to coronavirus concernsApril 16, 2020 |
Amazon has suspended 6,000 seller accounts globally for coronavirus price gougingApril 16, 2020 |
1.4 million people in the United Kingdom have applied for welfare supportApril 14, 2020 |
Spain surpasses 18,000 coronavirus deaths, but records Europe’s first fall in active casesApril 14, 2020 |
England’s coronavirus death toll is significantly higher than previously reportedApril 14, 2020 |
Iran reports smallest increase in coronavirus-related deaths in a monthApril 14, 2020 |
South Korea virus hotspot of Daegu sees no new casesApril 10, 2020 |
More than 70 nurses have been infected in Mumbai, IndiaApril 10, 2020 |
Italy might extend lockdown into MayApril 10, 2020 |
16 school systems in the United States have been ordered closed through to the end of the school yearApril 10, 2020 |
| The states are: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Georgia Indiana Kansas Michigan Missouri Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma Pennsylvania Vermont Virginia Washington |
Germany records highest death toll with reports of increased by 266 in the past day, according to the country’s disease and control centre. |
| April 10, 2020 |
War-torn Yemen reports its first coronavirus case |
| April 10, 2020 |
France’s flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle has 50 confirmed coronavirus cases on board, the French Defense Ministry said in a statement Friday. |
| April 10, 2020 |
Spain working on introducing a universal basic income of $550 (€500) per month. |
| April 10, 2020 |
Boris Johnson “just beginning his recovery” from coronavirus |
| April 10, 2020 |
More than half of the coronavirus patients infected with coronavirus in Iran have “recovered,” the country’s health ministry spokesperson Kianush Jahanpoor announced on Iranian state television today. |
| April 10, 2020 |
Unclaimed coronavirus victims may be buried on New York’s Hart Island, as the state’s death toll climbs |
| April 10, 2020 |
The Federal Reserve announced a new $2.3 trillion round of loans that include even more support for small businesses and consumers, and, for the first time, for states, cities and municipalities, too. |
| April 9, 2020 |
April 9, 2020
US stocks climbed higher today as investors eyed efforts by the Federal Reserve to prop up the US economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Here’s how the markets opened today:
The Dow opened up 1.5%, or 360 points, higher.
The S&P 500 kicked off 1.3% higher.
The Nasdaq Composite rose nearly 1%.
April 9, 2020
Chinese companies have signed medical supply contracts with 58 countries and regions as well as four international bodies, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce. More than 70 countries and 10 international organizations are negotiating with Chinese companies about medical supply purchases, said Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Gao Feng at a press conference Thursday. China exported $1.44 billion in “epidemic prevention goods” from March 1 to April 4, according to data provided by China Customs. This includes 3.8 billion masks, 37.5 million protective suits, 16,000 ventilators and 2.8 million coronavirus test reagents. (Source: CNN)
Lufthansa Group says it is losing 1 million euros every hour and needs state support |
| April 9, 2020 |
April 9, 2020
New Zealand has managed to do something that many countries wish they could achieve: for four straight days, it has reported a decline in new coronavirus cases.
On Thursday, the country reported 29 new confirmed and probable cases, bringing New Zealand’s total to 1,239 — including only one death. Of those cases, only 14 are in the hospital — and 317 have recovered.
Ardern said Thursday she was tightening border restrictions, meaning all those who arrive in the country will be required to spend two weeks quarantined in an approved facility.
“At the halfway mark, I have no hesitation in saying that what New Zealanders have done over the last two weeks is huge,” Ardern said at a news conference Thursday. “You made the decision that together, we could protect one other. And you have. You have saved lives.”
The Indian state of Odisha has become the first Indian state to extend its lockdown until April 30 |
| April 9, 2020 |
Airbus cuts production by one third |
| April 9, 2020 |
UK researchers suggest letting young people return to work first
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has deployed eight “community protection field teams” (Source: CNN) |
| April 9, 2020 |
Spain coronavirus deaths climb above 15,000 |
| April 9, 2020 |
Pakistan’s Largest Social Assistance Program to fight coronavirusApril 9, 2020 |
| Pakistan launched the largest social protection effort in the country’s history Thursday with plans to pay close to $1 billion dollars to the country’s poorest in an effort to counter the economic fallout of the Covid-19 crisis. The Ehsaas Emergency Cash program is a financial assistance effort to assist parts of the population that have been worst hit by the ongoing lockdown in the country, according to Sania Nishtar, special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety. The program, which aims to cover 12 million families, is meant to assist them to “buy rations so that they don’t go hungry.” |
What’s amazing | British lawmakers are being given up to £10,000 ($12,400) each to help them set up work-from-home arrangements during the coronavirus outbreak, the UK’s Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) announced Thursday.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition is improving, spokesperson says |
| April 9, 2020 |
China’s response to US criticism, “Smearing and accusations won’t get rid of the virus” |
| April 9, 2020 |
Italy | At least 100 doctors have died from coronavirus in Italy, the Italian Association of Doctors said Thursday. As of Wednesday, 13,522 health workers have been infected in Italy, according to the Italian Institute of Health.
6.6 million people in the US filed for unemployment last week |
| April 9, 2020 |
More than 400 crew members of USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19 |
| April 9, 2020 |
New data from NYU Langone Health suggests coronavirus in New York originated from Europe |
| April 9, 2020 |
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