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Recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in China keeps rising
- March 01, 2020
Thirty-four of the deaths occurred at the epicenter of the outbreak, Hubei province, while one in Hunan province. The proportion of Chinese patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and were discharged from hospitals continued to rise in the past week to reach 52.1 percent, a health official said on Sunday. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
Thirty-four of the deaths occurred at the epicenter of the outbreak, Hubei province, while one in Hunan province. The proportion of Chinese patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and were discharged from hospitals continued to rise in the past week to reach 52.1 percent, a health official said on Sunday. (more...)
Coronavirus infections identified in long-term care facility in Washington
- March 01, 2020
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency in response to new cases in the state. Amy Reynolds of the Washington state health department said in a brief telephone interview: "We are dealing with an emergency evolving situation". (more...)
- March 01, 2020
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency in response to new cases in the state. Amy Reynolds of the Washington state health department said in a brief telephone interview: "We are dealing with an emergency evolving situation". (more...)
Coronavirus cases top 3,500 in S.Korea
- March 01, 2020
At least 10 reinfection cases have already been reported in China , Kwon added. The new school term has been delayed by one week, and the United States and South Korean military have postponed forthcoming joint exercises. Elsewhere, Azerbaijan announced on Saturday that it had closed its border with Iran for two weeks in a bid to prevent the virus's spread. Malaysia and Lebanon were the latest to enforce the measure. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
At least 10 reinfection cases have already been reported in China , Kwon added. The new school term has been delayed by one week, and the United States and South Korean military have postponed forthcoming joint exercises. Elsewhere, Azerbaijan announced on Saturday that it had closed its border with Iran for two weeks in a bid to prevent the virus's spread. Malaysia and Lebanon were the latest to enforce the measure. (more...)
United States to push production of protective gear for coronavirus
- March 01, 2020
Republican Mr Trump this week said the coronavirus risk to Americans remained "very low", but he has been increasingly alarmed by the reaction of the U.S. Combined with patients who were repatriated from overseas, the overall number of infected on United States soil is now about 70. During Saturday's press conference at the White House, he said the USA has taken "aggressive" action to combat the deadly virus. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
Republican Mr Trump this week said the coronavirus risk to Americans remained "very low", but he has been increasingly alarmed by the reaction of the U.S. Combined with patients who were repatriated from overseas, the overall number of infected on United States soil is now about 70. During Saturday's press conference at the White House, he said the USA has taken "aggressive" action to combat the deadly virus. (more...)
First United State coronavirus death confirmed in King County
- March 01, 2020
The second is a health care worker at the facility in her 40s who is listed in satisfactory condition at the same hospital, according to Bloomberg News . You might have heard from earlier news reports that this first fatality was a woman in her fifties. "Our hearts go out to his family and friends", Inslee said. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
The second is a health care worker at the facility in her 40s who is listed in satisfactory condition at the same hospital, according to Bloomberg News . You might have heard from earlier news reports that this first fatality was a woman in her fifties. "Our hearts go out to his family and friends", Inslee said. (more...)
Coronavirus: Latest UK patient was infected in England
- March 01, 2020
The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Wales. The news comes after a British man became the first United Kingdom citizen to die from coronavirus. Britain reported its first confirmed coronavirus case on January 31. The NHS may have to cancel planned operations during the peak of a major outbreak to free up beds and staff for patients with coronavirus, he said, adding that the service would find it "quite tricky" to deal with a huge increase in the number of cases, according to ... (more...)
- March 01, 2020
The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Wales. The news comes after a British man became the first United Kingdom citizen to die from coronavirus. Britain reported its first confirmed coronavirus case on January 31. The NHS may have to cancel planned operations during the peak of a major outbreak to free up beds and staff for patients with coronavirus, he said, adding that the service would find it "quite tricky" to deal with a huge increase in the number of cases, according to ... (more...)
Coronavirus Death Toll In Iran Rises To 43
- March 01, 2020
Washington: The US has made a decision to postpone a meeting with leaders of Southeast Asian countries it had planned to host on March 14 due to worries about the coronavirus outbreak. A Gold Coast beautician who was diagnosed with coronavirus after she returned from Iran could have infected up to 40 people in Australia. "We have had 205 new cases of COVID-19 within 24 hours", he said, while urging people to stay away from mass gatherings and limit their travel. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
Washington: The US has made a decision to postpone a meeting with leaders of Southeast Asian countries it had planned to host on March 14 due to worries about the coronavirus outbreak. A Gold Coast beautician who was diagnosed with coronavirus after she returned from Iran could have infected up to 40 people in Australia. "We have had 205 new cases of COVID-19 within 24 hours", he said, while urging people to stay away from mass gatherings and limit their travel. (more...)
Slovak opposition party OLANO takes lead in election
- March 01, 2020
It showed OLANO would be best placed to lead negotiations on forming a new centre-right government with other opposition conservative and liberal groups. The governing center-left Smer-SD party won 18.39%, with over 96% of the districts reporting results. Its nationalist and Hungarian minority allies did not win any seats, the first time in decades that Hungarians will not be represented. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
It showed OLANO would be best placed to lead negotiations on forming a new centre-right government with other opposition conservative and liberal groups. The governing center-left Smer-SD party won 18.39%, with over 96% of the districts reporting results. Its nationalist and Hungarian minority allies did not win any seats, the first time in decades that Hungarians will not be represented. (more...)
First Covid-19 outbreak in a United States nursing home raises concerns
- March 01, 2020
They did not say how many new cases there are. "We have now increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of impact of COVID-19 to "very high" at global level", he said. The coronavirus crisis is affecting everything from global production to schools to sporting events, with FIFA warning Friday that worldwide football matches could be postponed. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
They did not say how many new cases there are. "We have now increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of impact of COVID-19 to "very high" at global level", he said. The coronavirus crisis is affecting everything from global production to schools to sporting events, with FIFA warning Friday that worldwide football matches could be postponed. (more...)
Tom Steyer drops out of the 2020 race
- March 01, 2020
But he said he would throw his support to whichever Democrat wins the nomination - because "every Democrat is better than Trump". On Saturday night, he formally announced his withdrawal. In Nevada, Steyer outspent the rest of the Democratic field on advertisements by more than $13 million. But Steyer's wealth was characterized as a liability in a puritanical Democratic primary, with both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren decrying the presence of billionaires in the 2020 race. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
But he said he would throw his support to whichever Democrat wins the nomination - because "every Democrat is better than Trump". On Saturday night, he formally announced his withdrawal. In Nevada, Steyer outspent the rest of the Democratic field on advertisements by more than $13 million. But Steyer's wealth was characterized as a liability in a puritanical Democratic primary, with both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren decrying the presence of billionaires in the 2020 race. (more...)
Tom Steyer drops out of the 2020 presidential race
- March 01, 2020
The former vice president invested heavily in the state, and especially in reaching out to the state's African American voters, who make up roughly 60% of the Democratic electorate. Why did Biden do so well in SC? If his landslide in Nevada suggested that Sanders had made deep inroads among the Latino community, the result in SC is a reminder that he has a much tougher challenge in winning over African Americans, and particularly older voters. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
The former vice president invested heavily in the state, and especially in reaching out to the state's African American voters, who make up roughly 60% of the Democratic electorate. Why did Biden do so well in SC? If his landslide in Nevada suggested that Sanders had made deep inroads among the Latino community, the result in SC is a reminder that he has a much tougher challenge in winning over African Americans, and particularly older voters. (more...)
Iranian MP Dies From Coronavirus Raising Death Toll To 43
- March 01, 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was raising its assessment of the global risk to "very high" from "high", which its head of emergencies, Dr Mike Ryan, said was meant to put the national authorities on full alert. He notes that the report includes a wealth of information, and 22 recommendations for China , for affected and unaffected countries, for the worldwide community, and the general public. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was raising its assessment of the global risk to "very high" from "high", which its head of emergencies, Dr Mike Ryan, said was meant to put the national authorities on full alert. He notes that the report includes a wealth of information, and 22 recommendations for China , for affected and unaffected countries, for the worldwide community, and the general public. (more...)
Korea president's ratings battered by virus outbreak
- March 01, 2020
The team traveled to Italy in 2017, France in 2018 and South Africa in 2019, in what had become a yearly tradition privately funded by MI alums. In Spain's Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, an Italian doctor and his wife tested positive for the virus, after which several hundred guests in their hotel were put into lockdown. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
The team traveled to Italy in 2017, France in 2018 and South Africa in 2019, in what had become a yearly tradition privately funded by MI alums. In Spain's Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, an Italian doctor and his wife tested positive for the virus, after which several hundred guests in their hotel were put into lockdown. (more...)
Joe Biden Finally Wins a Primary
- March 01, 2020
Sanders, who was busy campaigning in Norfolk, Virginia, when the SC primary results came in, appeared upbeat about his campaign's future, describing the Saturday vote result as a minor setback. Some, especially those who have failed to finish in the top two in any of the first four states such as Ms Warren and Ms Klobuchar, are under mounting pressure to quit the race. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
Sanders, who was busy campaigning in Norfolk, Virginia, when the SC primary results came in, appeared upbeat about his campaign's future, describing the Saturday vote result as a minor setback. Some, especially those who have failed to finish in the top two in any of the first four states such as Ms Warren and Ms Klobuchar, are under mounting pressure to quit the race. (more...)
376 more Covid-19 cases in South Korea, total 3526
- March 01, 2020
The US and South Korean militaries announced Thursday they would postpone a command post training exercise due to growing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in South Korea . The holy city of Mecca, which able-bodied Muslims are called to visit at least once in their lives, and the Prophet Muhammad's mosque in Medina were cut off to potentially millions of pilgrims, with Saudi Arabia making the extraordinary decision to stop the spread of the virus. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
The US and South Korean militaries announced Thursday they would postpone a command post training exercise due to growing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in South Korea . The holy city of Mecca, which able-bodied Muslims are called to visit at least once in their lives, and the Prophet Muhammad's mosque in Medina were cut off to potentially millions of pilgrims, with Saudi Arabia making the extraordinary decision to stop the spread of the virus. (more...)
Hong Kong arrests pro-democracy media tycoon in activist crackdown
- March 01, 2020
According to other Hong Kong media and pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo , Lai's arrest also had to do with his alleged intimidation of a reporter during a June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary event in 2017. The unexpected, high-profile arrests, which took place at the activists' homes, were made as Hong Kong , already rocked by months of protests past year, battled to contain the coronavirus outbreak, which has fuelled panic and further distrust of the authorities. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
According to other Hong Kong media and pro-democracy lawmaker Claudia Mo , Lai's arrest also had to do with his alleged intimidation of a reporter during a June 4 Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary event in 2017. The unexpected, high-profile arrests, which took place at the activists' homes, were made as Hong Kong , already rocked by months of protests past year, battled to contain the coronavirus outbreak, which has fuelled panic and further distrust of the authorities. (more...)
U.S. says Chinese ship fired laser at American aircraft
- March 01, 2020
The Navy says the incident occurred on February 17. As it became known, the incident happened on February 17 in addition, as the American aircraft patrolling the air space over global waters of the Pacific ocean, 380 miles (611,5 km) to the West of the island of GUAM. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
The Navy says the incident occurred on February 17. As it became known, the incident happened on February 17 in addition, as the American aircraft patrolling the air space over global waters of the Pacific ocean, 380 miles (611,5 km) to the West of the island of GUAM. (more...)
Nadler seeks interviews with prosecutors who quit Roger Stone case
- March 01, 2020
The requests come as the Democrat-led committee prepares for Barr to testify before it on March 31. The Justice Department earlier this month came under scrutiny after Barr intervened in the Stone case by scaling back the original sentencing recommendation submitted to the court by four career prosecutors that called for a sentence within the USA guidelines of seven to nine years. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
The requests come as the Democrat-led committee prepares for Barr to testify before it on March 31. The Justice Department earlier this month came under scrutiny after Barr intervened in the Stone case by scaling back the original sentencing recommendation submitted to the court by four career prosecutors that called for a sentence within the USA guidelines of seven to nine years. (more...)
Federal Judge Sentences Former Mayor To Three Years In Prison
- March 01, 2020
It was just months ago she pleaded guilty to federal fraud, tax and conspiracy charges over a scheme involving sales of her self-published Healthy Holly children's books. Pugh, 69, pleaded guilty in November to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges in a deal with prosecutors, who asked the judge to impose a prison term of almost five years. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
It was just months ago she pleaded guilty to federal fraud, tax and conspiracy charges over a scheme involving sales of her self-published Healthy Holly children's books. Pugh, 69, pleaded guilty in November to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges in a deal with prosecutors, who asked the judge to impose a prison term of almost five years. (more...)
Singapore probes local chapter of sect linked to South Korea outbreak
- March 01, 2020
According to the Financial Times, all garrisons were placed under lockdown, including Camp Humphreys located 70km (43,5 miles) from South Korea's capital Seoul , which is the largest U.S. South Korea's total is anticipated to boost even further just after checks began on a lot more than 210,000 customers of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus , a secretive entity often accused of getting a cult that is connected to about fifty percent of the country's circumstances. (more...)
- March 01, 2020
According to the Financial Times, all garrisons were placed under lockdown, including Camp Humphreys located 70km (43,5 miles) from South Korea's capital Seoul , which is the largest U.S. South Korea's total is anticipated to boost even further just after checks began on a lot more than 210,000 customers of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus , a secretive entity often accused of getting a cult that is connected to about fifty percent of the country's circumstances. (more...)
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