Unlike their neighbors, the Finns never stopped stockpiling after the Cold War. Now Finland sits on an enviable supply of medical and survival gear in the Covid-19 era.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Trump Again Promotes Use of Unproven Anti-Malaria Drug; Deaths in Country May Be Undercounted
For the second straight day, the president pushed the use of hydroxychloroquine, which has not been proven to treat the coronavirus. Washington State is returning 400 ventilators to be redeployed to states in more dire need.
Hungary’s Leader Grabbed Powers to Fight the Virus. Some Fear Other Motives.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban can now rule by decree. Doctors worry he won’t use that power to improve the country’s coronavirus response.
Rafael Gómez Nieto, Last Member of Unit That Helped Liberate Paris, Dies at 99
Mr. Gómez, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who served in a French unit that entered Paris in 1944, was infected by the coronavirus.
Finland, ‘Prepper Nation of the Nordics,’ Isn’t Worried About Masks
Unlike their neighbors, the Finns never stopped stockpiling after the Cold War. Now Finland sits on an enviable supply of medical and survival gear in the Covid-19 era.
How The Coronavirus Stranded This Couple in the Maldives
They were surrounded by a fleet of staff, who were stranded themselves, trapped in an eternal honeymoon in the Maldives. Their adventure continues.
The Rising Heroes of the Coronavirus Era? Nations’ Top Scientists
Scientists in Europe are becoming household names, fulfilling societies’ emotional and practical need for the truth.
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Jersey and New Orleans Among New U.S. Hot Spots; Surgeon General Cites ‘Pearl Harbor Moment’
Almost 8,500 of the U.S.’s reported 310,000 coronavirus patients have died, and governors are hunting for scarce ventilators. In Finland, a stockpile dating to the Cold War proves timely.
Coronavirus Strands China’s Students, in a Dilemma for Beijing
The government fears returnees who have been studying abroad could worsen the outbreak. But leaving them hanging risks making the authorities look like they can’t protect people.
Trump Warns of ‘a Lot of Death’ While Also Revisiting Easter Sunday Services
President Trump warns of what could be “the toughest week,” while also saying he would like to consider relaxing social distancing rules for Easter services.