Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Why U.S. hospitals see promise in plasma from new coronavirus patients
(Reuters) - U.S. hospitals desperate to help very sick patients with COVID-19, the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, are trying a treatment first used in the 18...
Apr 04, 2020
Austrian coronavirus infection growth slows significantly: health ministry
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's daily growth of COVID-19 infections has decreased to a single digit percentage range from 40 percent three weeks ago as restrictions on people's movement and the closure o...
Apr 04, 2020
At least I can be Wimbledon champion for two years, says Halep
(Reuters) - Simon Halep is trying to look on the bright side regarding the suspension of the tennis season due to the coronavirus pandemic, which means at least she will be referred to as reigning Wim...
Apr 04, 2020
Saudi authorities lock down several Jeddah neighborhoods
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi authorities announced a lockdown and a partial curfew in seven neighborhoods of the Red Sea city of Jeddah, starting on Saturday, as part of measures to contain the new corona...
Apr 04, 2020
Hungary prepares $30 billion coronavirus package to jump-start economy
By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary is preparing to announce a roughly $30 billion package of measures to help jump-start the economy, a top government official said on Saturday, as the coron...
Apr 04, 2020
Germany reports 6,082 more coronavirus cases, a slight daily fall
LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 6,082 in the past 24 hours, a slight decrease from the day before, according to data from the government's Robert Koch Institute ...
Apr 04, 2020
World Games 2021 moved to retain broadcasters, official scorers: CEO
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - World Games Birmingham CEO Nick Sellers said they had little choice but to move the 2021 event to 2022 as a clash with the postponed Tokyo Olympics would have seen them lose...
Apr 04, 2020
SoftBank CEO Son's coronavirus poll shows 80% favor state of emergency
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 80% of respondents to a Twitter poll initiated by SoftBank Group Corp's CEO Masayoshi Son would support a declaration of a state of emergency to fight the cor...
Apr 04, 2020
OPEC+ meeting delayed as Saudi Arabia and Russia row over price collapse
By Rania El Gamal and Vladimir Soldatkin DUBAI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - OPEC and Russia have postponed a meeting planned for Monday until later next week, OPEC sources said on Saturday, as a row intensified...
Apr 04, 2020
Swiss coronavirus death toll rises to 540, confirmed cases top 20,000
VIENNA (Reuters) - Switzerland's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has reached 540, the country's public health agency said on Saturday, rising from 484 on Friday. The number of people testing ...
Apr 04, 2020
