Author Archives: Syndicated Content
English hospital COVID-19 death toll rises 445 to 19,746
LONDON (Reuters) - A further 445 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in English hospitals, bringing the total there to 19,746, the health service said. Of the 445, 27 had no known underl...
Apr 29, 2020
Guinea-Bissau PM and three ministers test positive for COVID-19
BISSAU (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam has tested positive for the novel coronavirus alongside three members of his cabinet, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Nabiam,...
Apr 29, 2020
Swiss extend ban on events exceeding 1,000 people through August
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government will restrict events with more than 1,000 people until the end of August, it said on Wednesday, even as it announced the easing of some other restrictions on sp...
Apr 29, 2020
Democrats unveil bill requiring U.S. coronavirus supply czar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats unveiled legislation on Wednesday requiring the Pentagon to name a civilian officer to oversee the nation's supply and production of medical supplies and e...
Apr 29, 2020
Pandemic means IOC must review budget and priorities, says Bach
(Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee is reviewing its budget and priorities due to the pandemic and postponed Tokyo 2020 Games, president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday, with adjustments nec...
Apr 29, 2020
India has 1,000 coronavirus deaths but expert says no exponential rise
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus death, but the head of a government think-tank said on Wednesday that its 1.3 billion people, strained from we...
Apr 29, 2020
U.S. still worried about China's labs amid coronavirus: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States remains worried about laboratories in China and the world needs to get to the bottom of how the novel cor...
Apr 29, 2020
GSK boss does not see mass-produced coronavirus vaccine before mid-2021
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline, the world's largest vaccine maker, said the global push to develop an immunisation against the coronavirus would not lead to widely available products before the second ha...
Apr 29, 2020
Tennis: Lopez warns early return of Tours could be unfair
(Reuters) - Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez says he is "not very positive" about the chances of the ATP and WTA Tours returning to normal within three months and believes it would be unfair to resume ...
Apr 29, 2020
Italian sports minister plays down chance of Serie A resuming
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Wednesday the country's top-flight Serie A soccer championship looks unlikely to resume this season because of the COVID-19 epidemic...
Apr 29, 2020
