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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling surge for a country struggling to respond to the pandemic. With 254,220 confirmed cases, Brazil has now surpassed Britain, Spain and Italy in the past 72 hours on the list of total infections, and is behind only the United States (1.5 million) and Russia (290,000). Brazil has registered 16,792 COVID-19 […]
by Nina LARSON with Jing Xuan TENG in Beijing Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday Beijing has been “transparent” throughout the coronavirus crisis, and offered to share a vaccine as soon as one was available — as well as $2 billion in aid. Governments including the US and Australia have called in recent weeks for an investigation into the origins of the virus, which has become a flashpoint […]
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 […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Monday said it was entering a new phase of trying to eliminate the novel coronavirus after bringing the Middle East’s deadliest outbreak under control in many regions. “Reports show we have passed the management and control phase and are now in the phase of curbing” the spread of COVID-19, government spokesman Ali Rabiei told a televised news conference. But even as Rabiei gave the upbeat assessment in Iran’s three-month […]
VENICE, Italy (AFP) — Venice’s gondolas glided across the Grand Canal once more Monday as Italy’s lockdown eased, taking the odd local from one side to the other as they wait for tourists to return. Wearing not only their famous blue and white stripped t-shirts but also gloves and masks, the gondoliers helped passengers climb into the boats, where tape had been used to mark the social distancing spaces people must keep on board. “It’s […]
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 […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s success containing coronavirus has driven an extraordinary popularity surge that has put the youthful leader on course for a landslide win in September’s national election. Ardern’s center-left Labour Party was up 14 points at 56.5 percent, a Newshub-Reid Research poll published Monday found, with her rating as preferred prime minister surging 20.8 points to 59.5 percent. The survey also indicated an overwhelming 91.6 percent […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thailand’s economy shrank for the first time in six years because of the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered borders and devastated the tourism-reliant country. Some 40 million tourists were expected to arrive in Thailand this year, drawn to its sandy beaches, infamous nightlife and street food culture. But the outbreak has sharply bruised the country’s cash cow, with tourist vendors reporting as early as mid-January a drop in visitors after China […]
Says COVID cases can double to 24,000 in 2 weeks’ time if people won’t follow rules (Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reminded the public to limit going outside of their homes as he warned of a spike in COVID cases in the next few days, and even double to 24,000 in two weeks time, if people would continue to defy quarantine protocols. Roque said that if people would continue to violate social […]
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 […]
by Susan NJANJI Agence France Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa on Sunday reported 1,160 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily number since the first case was recorded in March, data released by the health ministry showed “As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 15,515 with 1,160 new cases identified in the last 24-hour cycle of testing,” said the ministry statement. The Western Cape province, popular […]
