Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore reports 42 new coronavirus cases, taking tally to 844
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore reported 42 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, its health ministry said, taking total infections to 844. The Southeast Asian city-state suffered its third coronavirus-rel...
Mar 29, 2020
"We're trying to keep our heads above water": U.S. healthcare workers fight shortages - and fear
By Kristina Cooke, Gabriella Borter and Joseph Ax LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. nurses and doctors on the front lines of the battle against the new coronavirus that has infected tens of thousa...
Mar 29, 2020
Mali holds election despite coronavirus and insurgency
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali held its long-delayed parliamentary election on Sunday despite an insurgency in its central and northern regions, concerns about coronavirus and the recent kidnapping of the ma...
Mar 29, 2020
Coronavirus crisis puts EU's credibility on the line: French minister
PARIS (Reuters) - How the European Union responds to the coronavirus outbreak will determine its credibility and utility, a French minister said on Sunday, after the bloc failed to agree last week on ...
Mar 29, 2020
Saudi Arabia expands partial lockdown, German tourists leave UAE
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia halted entry and exit into Jeddah governorate on Sunday while hundreds of German tourists were repatriated from the United Arab Emirates as the coronavirus continued to ...
Mar 29, 2020
Moscow says coronavirus outbreak enters new phase as residents go out to brave risk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Sunday that the coronavirus outbreak had entered a new phase as the total number of cases in the Russian capital exceeded 1,000 with many Muscov...
Mar 29, 2020
Pope backs U.N. chief's call for global ceasefire to focus on coronavirus
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday backed a call by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic. S...
Mar 29, 2020
WHO says following Taiwan virus response closely, after complaints
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely following the development of the coronavirus in Taiwan and is learning lessons from how they are fighting it, the body said on Sunday,...
Mar 29, 2020
Irish PM's party sees support surge on coronavirus response - poll
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The party of Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has seen its support surge on its response to the coronavirus pandemic, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, reversing a sharp fall in su...
Mar 29, 2020
Swiss govt says 257 dead from coronavirus, 14,336 tested positive
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Swiss death toll from coronavirus has reached 257, the country's public health agency said on Sunday, up from 235 people the previous day. The number of confirmed cases also inc...
Mar 29, 2020
