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by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) — Why Italy? Loads of people have been wondering why the beautiful Mediterranean country has become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Experts list a range of reasons — from Italy’s relatively high age to its strained healthcare system to some old fashioned bad luck — that add up to a disaster not seen in generations. None of the answers alone explain why the nation […]
by Fiachra GIBBONS in Paris with Zoe LEROY in Lille Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The first French doctor battling the coronavirus has died as the death toll in the country spiralled to 674 Sunday. With the outbreak spreading to eight regions — and 112 more dying in a single day — authorities admitted their count does not include those who died at home and in old people’s homes. “We are looking […]
A European clinical trial involving some 3,200 people has been launched to test four possible experimental treatments against the coronavirus. The four treatments to be studied are remdesivir, lopinavir and ritonavir in combination, the latter being administered with or without interferon beta and hydroxychloroquine, French public health research body Inserm said in a statement on Sunday. People taking part in the study will have been hospitalised with COVID-19 infection and are expected to be […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday said he had ordered the deployment of emergency medical stations with capacity of 4,000 hospital beds to coronavirus hotspots around the United States. Trump told a news conference that he had told the FEMA emergency management agency to set up the medical stations in New York, California and Washington state. He said eight stations in California would have 2,000 beds and that four stations […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain on Sunday announced 394 new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, raising to 1,720 the official death toll in Europe’s worst-hit country after Italy, a 30 percent increase over the previous day. The number of confirmed cases of the disease rose by 3,646, or 14.6 percent, to 28,572, according to health ministry figures, with officials warning infections will rise further in the coming days. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Sunday sent the first of nine military planes which are to take a total of 100 army virus experts and medics to Italy to help fight the coronavirus pandemic there. The Russian defence ministry said the aid mission was agreed by President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. They spoke on the phone Saturday evening, the Kremlin said. The military transport planes arrived overnight at an […]
(Eagle News) – Italy’s death toll due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has exceeded that of China as virus cases continued to rise dramatically in this European country, becoming the country with the most number of COVID-19 fatalities. Deaths due to the coronavirus disease in Italy has hit 4,825 which is more than China’s death toll of 3,265, based on data from the information collated by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Italy’s COVID-19 deaths […]
by Dmitry Zaks, with AFP bureaus Nearly one billion people around the world were confined to their homes on Sunday, as the coronavirus death toll crossed 13,000 and factories were shut in worst-hit Italy after another single-day fatalities record. The raging pandemic has forced lockdowns in 35 countries across the globe, disrupting lives, travel and businesses as governments scramble to shut borders and unleash hundreds of billions in emergency measures to avoid a widespread virus-fuelled […]
by Laure FILLON Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change. Images by the US space agency NASA are clear, in February the concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) fell dramatically in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, passing from an indicator that was red/orange to blue. NO2 is mainly produced by […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China reported 46 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, including its first case of local transmission in four days. While the number of virus cases has been falling over the past few weeks in China, there has been growing concern around imported cases as countries around the world step up their fight against the pandemic. An estimated 900 million people in 35 countries are now confined to their homes, including 600 […]
(Eagle News) – Deaths due to the coronavirus worldwide had gone past 13,000 as total confirmed cases rose to more than 307,000, according to the latest statistics on the global cases collated by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). In its live COVID-19 dashboard, JHU’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) said that 92,372 have already recovered from the virus, and at least 72,354 from China alone. As China (with 81,345 total cases) reported […]
(Eagle News) – The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has jumped to 380, after the addition of 73 new cases, an official of the Department of Health said on Sunday, March 22. Health Assistant Secretary Dra. Rosario Vergeire also announced that the death toll had risen to 25, from Saturday’s toll of only 19. In a radio interview over DZRH, Vergeire said that the additional 73 new cases were on top […]
