Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brunei reports first coronavirus death
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) - Brunei reported its first coronavirus death on Saturday, that of a 64-year-old man. Brunei has reported 115 cases of the virus so far, some of which were linked to a re...
Mar 27, 2020
Mexico registers 717 coronavirus cases, and 12 total deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Friday said it had registered 717 cases of coronavirus in the country, up from 585 the day before. The ministry also said there had been 12 deaths o...
Mar 27, 2020
NHL players discuss possible playoff formats
With the NHL season on an indefinite hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, players have plenty of time to ponder the potential return of the sport. With it looking increasingly likely that a full 82-g...
Mar 27, 2020
Australia tightens quarantine rules to combat coronavirus, warns of fines
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian troops will begin on Saturday taking citizens returning from overseas to compulsory quarantine places to prevent spread of the coronavirus, as Victoria ...
Mar 27, 2020
Haiti hospital chief kidnapped amid coronavirus emergency
By Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The director of one of Haiti's top hospitals was kidnapped on Friday, prompting staff to refuse to take in new patients in protest as the impoverished count...
Mar 27, 2020
Abbott wins U.S. approval for test that can detect coronavirus in minutes
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories said on Friday it won U.S. marketing approval for a diagnostic test for the coronavirus that can deliver results to patients within minutes and be use...
Mar 27, 2020
Turkey replaces transport minister: Official Gazette
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Transport Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan has been removed from his post by President Tayyip Erdogan, according to a decree published on the Official Gazette early on Saturday....
Mar 27, 2020
Amid pandemic, Ecuador removes 100 corpses from homes in its biggest city
By Alexandra Valencia and Yuri Garcia QUITO/GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) - Ecuadorean authorities have removed 100 corpses from homes in the city of Guayaquil in three days, the interior minister said on Frida...
Mar 27, 2020
New Yorkers irked to feel unwelcome in states fearing coronavirus spread
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Many New Yorkers say they are miffed at being treated as the poster children of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, unwelcome in some states even if they are symptom-free. This we...
Mar 27, 2020
Tom Hanks returns to LA after bout of coronavirus: media reports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson returned to Los Angeles on Friday after spending more than two weeks in quarantine in Australia after testing positive for the coronavirus. T...
Mar 27, 2020
