Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canadian hospitals prepare to sterilize, re-use N95 masks if supplies dwindle
By Steve Scherer and Allison Martell OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Some Canadian hospitals are collecting used N95 masks so that they can be decontaminated and worn again should new ones become impossibl...
Apr 15, 2020
Exclusive: Major U.S. airlines plan to apply for government loans in addition to grants
(Reuters) - Numerous major U.S. airlines are preparing to apply this week for a $25 billion U.S. government loan program after winning billions in federal payroll grants, people familiar with the matt...
Apr 15, 2020
'Don't go to the ER': how a New York pediatrician is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When a 3-year-old patient of New York pediatrician Dr. Greg Gulbransen dislocated her arm, he told her parents not to take her to the emergency care center, fearing that could put...
Apr 15, 2020
'It's Covid! Stay away!' Latin America's health workers face rising hostility
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Shoved to the ground, splashed with bleach or glared at on public transportation, health workers face a growing tide of hostility across Latin America for potential...
Apr 15, 2020
Polish health minister to assess safety of elections this week or next
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski will present his opinion on whether or not it is safe to carry out May presidential elections amidst the coronavirus pandemic at the end of...
Apr 15, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump financial records cases on May 12
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday announced it will hear a dispute over whether President Donald Trump's tax and financial records should b...
Apr 15, 2020
NBA-League veteran Conley rides out lockdown with 'HORSE'
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - After 13 seasons in the NBA, Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr. might have thought he had seen it all - that is, until he found himself playing HORSE on ESPN liv...
Apr 15, 2020
Volkswagen to resume production in Germany starting April 20
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen on Wednesday said factories producing cars for its core brand in Zwickau, Germany and Bratislava, Slovakia will resume production starting on April 20, with other loca...
Apr 15, 2020
What happened next? An update on the world before the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The year started with protests, bushfires and a missile strike. New Year's Day saw another huge pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong; bushfires in Australia destroyed more than 18 million hect...
Apr 15, 2020
With confidence shattered, the road to a 'normal' U.S. economy looks long
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. air travel was shut down for three days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. It took three years for the industry to recover despite toughened passenger s...
Apr 15, 2020
