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by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprise announcement that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus. Trump, noting that he has tested negative for the virus and shows no symptoms, said he’d been taking the drug as a preventative measure for about a week and a half. “I take […]
by Michel COMTE Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — In Ottawa’s ByWard Market neighborhood, shopkeepers were busy readying for an influx of shoppers, dusting off wares and adjusting to new rules. “I’m smiling behind the mask,” declares the owner of a clothing store in the popular outdoor market, which was permitted to reopen Tuesday along with many shops across Canada as authorities began easing a two-month lockdown. Ontario — Canada’s most populous province — […]
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US biotech firm Moderna reported promising early results on Monday from the first clinical tests of an experimental vaccine against the novel coronavirus performed on a small number of volunteers. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said the vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, appeared to produce an immune response in eight people who received it similar to that seen in people convalescing from the virus. “These interim Phase […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Monday surpassed 90,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1.5 million confirmed cases, according to a running tally from Johns Hopkins University. The Baltimore-based monitor registered 10,000 deaths in just one week. The US has the world’s highest number of deaths and infections but several countries — including Belgium, Spain, Britain, Italy and Sweden — have recorded more fatal cases per capita, according to the statistical […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US biotech firm Moderna reported “positive interim” results on Monday in the first clinical tests of its vaccine against the new coronavirus performed on a small number of volunteers. The vaccine, mRNA-1273, appeared to produce an immune response in eight people who received it, of the same magnitude as that observed in people convalescing from the virus, the company said. The complete results of the phase 1 test, the first […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday took a coronavirus test during his televised briefing and urged any fellow New Yorkers with symptoms or having been exposed to the virus to follow his example. “You don’t have to be New York tough to take that test,” he said during the live broadcast of his popular daily briefing. Cuomo’s sometimes folksy and often informative briefings have been followed by thousands […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP )– The United States on Sunday recorded 820 new coronavirus fatalities in the previous 24 hours, but the country’s total death count neared 90,000, a Johns Hopkins University tracker reported. The latest toll, marked at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Monday), was the lowest since 776 daily deaths were recorded on May 10, but the count ranged as high as 1,894 in subsequent days. According to the real-time tracker by Baltimore-based Johns […]
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — One member of Canada’s Snowbirds, an elite air force aerobatics team, died and another was injured Sunday after their plane crashed in British Columbia during a performance to salute public efforts against the coronavirus, the military said. According to local media, the plane crashed into the front yard of a house shortly after taking off from Kamloops Airport late Sunday morning along with one other plane. “It is with heavy hearts […]
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Friday, May 15, in a sparsely populated desert area on the border between Nevada and California, and has been followed by several aftershocks, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake hit at 4:03 am local time (1103 GMT) about 40 miles (60 kilometers) from the small, former mining town of Tonopah, Nevada, which is about halfway between Las Vegas and Reno. It had a depth of about […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –The mayor of Los Angeles ordered face coverings must be worn at all times outside the home, as the city seeks to contain the coronavirus while it gradually opens back up. The order came as other restrictions were eased in California’s largest city, allowing more people to return to work and exercise outdoors, and more non-essential businesses to restart. Wearing face coverings “whenever we’re away from home will create a […]
by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii Bureau) Eagle News Service PEARL CITY, Hawaii (Eagle News) – Amid fears of the ongoing novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) in Hawaii bravely conducted a contact-free, door-to-door food donation drive for their fellow neighbors, pursuant to upholding the essence of the Church’s Aid to Humanity program. Bags of rice, canned goods, toiletries, and other essential items were distributed in select communities […]
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US authorities warned Wednesday that Chinese hackers were attempting to steal coronavirus data on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington’s war with Beijing over the pandemic. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said organizations researching COVID-19 were at risk of “targeting and network compromise” by China. They warned that Chinese government-affiliated groups and others were attempting to obtain “valuable […]
