Facing a global scramble for materials, British officials bought millions of unproven kits from China in a gamble that became an embarrassment.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
France Weighs Using Digital Tracking in the Fight Against Coronavirus
The French are cautiously considering digital tracking, which has proved effective in Asia. But can a country that so prizes personal freedom and privacy ever accept it?
China Raises Wuhan’s Coronavirus Death Toll 50 Percent: Live Coverage
Germany’s national health institute says the country’s average rate of new coronavirus infections has dropped significantly. Israel begins mapping out a controlled lifting of restrictions.
Remembering Tim Brooke-Taylor and ‘The Goodies’
The new coronavirus is claiming so many cultural heroes. This week, the death that hurt the most was the British comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Public health officials say robust contact tracing is a must for reopening the economy. It’s finally starting in the United States.
Britain’s Lockdown Is Extended, and Putin Postpones Military Parade
Singapore reported a sharp increase in new infections, many of them among migrant laborers. At a long-term care home in Montreal, two nurses, 150 beds and 31 deaths.
U.S. Sends Funds to Needy Nations to Fight the Virus, but Maybe Not for Masks
The Trump administration is working to secure masks, plastic gloves and other protective medical equipment for Americans first as the pandemic sweeps around the world.
U.K. Extends Lockdown 3 Weeks, With No Clear Exit Strategy
The government said lifting the lockdown now would risk the country’s progress, but its silence on how and when it would end sowed doubts about if there is a concrete plan.
No Respite in Yemen War a Week After Saudi Cease-Fire Announced
Yemen’s warring parties have not stopped attacks, United Nations officials said, adding that aid money is running out even as the coronavirus emerges in what is the Arab world’s poorest country.
31 Deaths: Toll at Quebec Nursing Home in Pandemic Reflects Global Phenomenon
Investigators are examining accusations of gross negligence after dozens of deaths at a residence where health care staff fled amid a coronavirus outbreak.