Here’s when experts say Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine could be ready By Hannah Jackson Global News Posted July 20, 2020 10:13 pm 1:41 Early trials of U.K. COVID-19 vaccine shows promise WATCH: Early trials of U.K. COVID-19 vaccine shows promise comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp twitter Share this item…
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Indigenous people especially ‘vulnerable’ to coronavirus pandemic, WHO warns
Indigenous people especially ‘vulnerable’ to coronavirus pandemic, WHO warns By Stephanie Nebehay and Michael Shields Reuters Posted July 20, 2020 12:05 pm Updated July 20, 2020 12:30 pm 2:31 Coronavirus: Indigenous communities especially at risk to COVID-19, warns WHO WATCH: Coronavirus: Indigenous communities especially at risk to COVID-19, warns WHO comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item…
U.S. to impose travel bans on Huawei employees, other Chinese companies: Pompeo
U.S. to impose travel bans on Huawei employees, other Chinese companies: Pompeo By Matthew Lee The Associated Press Posted July 15, 2020 11:22 am Updated July 15, 2020 11:24 am 0:46 U.S. to impose visa restrictions on Huawei employees, employees of other Chinese tech companies WATCH: U.S. to impose visa restrictions on Huawei employees, employees of other Chinese…
COVID-19 was not on the world’s radar in November. How did we get here?
COVID-19 was not on the world’s radar in November. How did we get here? By Adam Geller and Malcom Ritter The Associated Press Posted July 15, 2020 7:38 am Updated July 15, 2020 8:20 am 0:43 This is what can happen to your lungs when you have coronavirus WATCH: This is what can happen to your lungs when…
WHO experts head to China to investigate origins of coronavirus pandemic
WHO experts head to China to investigate origins of coronavirus pandemic By Sam McNeil The Associated Press Posted July 10, 2020 7:33 am Updated July 10, 2020 2:54 pm 1:26 Coronavirus: WHO to begin investigation into origins of coronavirus WATCH: WHO to begin investigation into origins of coronavirus comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook…
WHO says more research needed on possible airborne transmission of coronavirus
WHO says more research needed on possible airborne transmission of coronavirus By Julie Steenhuysen Reuters Posted July 9, 2020 12:56 pm 0:30 Coronavirus: WHO sets independent panel to review its handling of pandemic WATCH ABOVE: WHO sets independent panel to review its handling of pandemic comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via…
Coronavirus: Canadian experts say not to get hung up on term ‘airborne’ transmission
Coronavirus: Canadian experts say not to get hung up on term ‘airborne’ transmission By Melissa Couto The Canadian Press Posted July 8, 2020 3:33 pm Updated July 8, 2020 3:34 pm 3:59 Should we be concerned about the airborne spread of COVID-19? Some scientists say yes WATCH: Should we be concerned about the airborne spread of COVID-19? Some…
Reality check: Bubonic plague is nothing new, nor is it a risk to Canadians
Reality check: Bubonic plague is nothing new, nor is it a risk to Canadians By Rachael D'Amore Global News Posted July 7, 2020 3:04 pm 0:24 WHO says bubonic plague outbreak in China is being ‘well-managed’ WHO says bubonic plague outbreak in China is being 'well-managed' comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item…
U.S. formally withdraws from WHO as coronavirus cases continue to spike: reports
U.S. formally withdraws from WHO as coronavirus cases continue to spike: reports By Amanda Connolly Global News Posted July 7, 2020 3:01 pm Updated July 7, 2020 5:11 pm 1:59 COVID-19 cases spike in 30+ states, many among young Americans U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm over the surge of COVID-19 cases in more than 30 states.…
Only half of children with HIV are getting treatment due to coronavirus: UN report
Only half of children with HIV are getting treatment due to coronavirus: UN report By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press Posted July 6, 2020 11:29 am Updated July 6, 2020 11:31 am 1:53 ‘I was told, you’re going to die’: Calgary man living with HIV speaks about realities of diagnosis WATCH: 'I was told, you're going to die':…
New flu strain in China with ‘pandemic potential’ needs watching, researchers say
New flu strain in China with ‘pandemic potential’ needs watching, researchers say By Staff Reuters Posted June 30, 2020 12:31 am Updated June 30, 2020 12:45 am 2:03 Coronavirus pandemic is ‘not even close to being over,’ WHO says World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated on Monday that although some countries have made progress…
Coronavirus: U.S. National Institutes of Health halts trial of hydroxychloroquine
Coronavirus: U.S. National Institutes of Health halts trial of hydroxychloroquine By Hannah Jackson Global News Posted June 20, 2020 12:49 pm 1:35 Coronavirus outbreak: Trump touts hydroxychloroquine even as U.S. revokes emergency use status WATCH: Donald Trump touts hydroxychloroquine even as U.S. revokes emergency use status comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item…
Germany reports 657 new coronavirus cases linked to slaughterhouse
Germany reports 657 new coronavirus cases linked to slaughterhouse By Staff The Associated Press Posted June 18, 2020 9:41 am Updated June 18, 2020 9:42 am 13:37 Coronavirus: How the pandemic has changed the future of meat processing plants WATCH: How the pandemic has changed the future of meat processing plants comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on…
Beijing in ‘wartime emergency’ after new coronavirus cases linked to local market
Beijing in ‘wartime emergency’ after new coronavirus cases linked to local market By Cate Cadell and Ryan Woo Reuters Posted June 13, 2020 1:57 am Updated June 13, 2020 1:59 am 1:19 Coronavirus outbreak: China would make COVID-19 vaccine a ‘global public product’ China said on Sunday that it will increase international cooperation if it succeeds in developing a novel…
Aid groups alarmed by ‘little to no’ U.S. humanitarian assistance for COVID-19
Aid groups alarmed by ‘little to no’ U.S. humanitarian assistance for COVID-19 By Cara Anna The Associated Press Posted June 12, 2020 8:01 am Updated June 12, 2020 8:02 am 1:52 Global calls for unity as U.S. cuts ties with WHO WATCH: Global calls for unity as U.S. cuts ties with WHO comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item…
China dismisses claim that COVID-19 started spreading in Wuhan last August
China dismisses claim that COVID-19 started spreading in Wuhan last August By Reuters Posted June 9, 2020 12:31 pm 2:11 Coronavirus outbreak: WHO walks back remarks, says asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus is occurring WHO walks back remarks, says asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus is occurring comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp…
Coronavirus: Feds to spend $8.9M in foreign aid for reproductive health services
Coronavirus: Feds to spend $8.9M in foreign aid for reproductive health services By Teresa Wright The Canadian Press Posted June 9, 2020 10:34 am Updated June 9, 2020 4:28 pm 1:28 Coronavirus outbreak: WHO releases policy brief on COVID-19 and gender Coronavirus outbreak: WHO releases policy brief on COVID-19 and gender comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on…
Coronavirus deaths top 400,000 worldwide
Coronavirus deaths top 400,000 worldwide By Joseph Wilson The Associated Press Posted June 7, 2020 3:43 pm Updated June 7, 2020 4:16 pm 1:19 Coronavirus outbreak: China would make COVID-19 vaccine a ‘global public product’ WATCH: China said on Sunday that it will increase international cooperation if it succeeds in developing a novel coronavirus vaccine comments Leave a comment facebook…
Coronavirus: U.K. becomes second country with over 40,000 deaths
Coronavirus: U.K. becomes second country with over 40,000 deaths By PAN PYLAS The Associated Press Posted June 5, 2020 5:07 pm Updated June 5, 2020 5:10 pm FILE – In this Friday, March 20, 2020 file photo, passengers wearing face masks travel on a Piccadilly Line underground train in London. AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File comments Leave a comment facebook Share…
No evidence of coronavirus becoming less severe: WHO, experts say
No evidence of coronavirus becoming less severe: WHO, experts say By Kate Kelland and Emilio Parodi Reuters Posted June 1, 2020 9:47 pm FILE PHOTO: Members of the medical staff in protective suits treat a patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an intensive care unit at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, Italy, March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File…
Coronavirus: U.S. calls for immediate start to review of WHO’s handling of pandemic
Coronavirus: U.S. calls for immediate start to review of WHO’s handling of pandemic By Stephanie Nebehay Reuters Posted May 22, 2020 12:25 pm Updated May 22, 2020 12:27 pm 1:02 Coronavirus outbreak: U.S. demands immediate start to WHO review The United States called on the World Health Organization on Friday to begin working immediately on investigating the source of the…
Florida under scrutiny for coronavirus data reporting website after designer fired
Florida under scrutiny for coronavirus data reporting website after designer fired By Bobby Caina Calvan The Associated Press Posted May 20, 2020 9:34 am Updated May 20, 2020 9:36 am 2:14 New crowdsourcing tool tracks spread in Canada and U.S. WATCH: New crowdsourcing tool tracks spread in Canada and U.S. comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook…
Trump asks GOP Senators to ‘be tough’ on Democrats ahead of 2020 U.S. election
Trump asks GOP Senators to ‘be tough’ on Democrats ahead of 2020 U.S. election By Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press Posted May 19, 2020 5:14 pm Updated May 19, 2020 5:17 pm 1:25 Coronavirus outbreak: Trump calls using hydroxychloroquine ‘an individual decision’ Coronavirus outbreak: Trump calls using hydroxychloroquine 'an individual decision' comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on…
Trump’s use of malaria drug to prevent COVID-19 will likely be welcomed in India
Trump’s use of malaria drug to prevent COVID-19 will likely be welcomed in India By Emily Schmall And Aniruddha Ghosal The Associated Press Posted May 19, 2020 7:05 am Updated May 19, 2020 3:08 pm 2:42 Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine WATCH: Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp…
Chinese consulate blasts Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 criticism
Chinese consulate blasts Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 criticism By Adina Bresge The Canadian Press Posted May 18, 2020 11:08 am Updated May 18, 2020 11:22 am 1:50 Coronavirus outbreak: Chinese President Xi Jinping defends country’s handling of COVID-19 WATCH: Chinese President Xi Jinping defends country's handling of COVID-19 comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook…
China’s president pledges $2B over two years to help with COVID-19 response
China’s president pledges $2B over two years to help with COVID-19 response By Jamey Keaten And Maria Cheng The Associated Press Posted May 18, 2020 7:59 am Updated May 18, 2020 12:19 pm 1:50 Coronavirus outbreak: Chinese President Xi Jinping defends country’s handling of COVID-19 WATCH: Chinese President Xi Jinping defends country's handling of COVID-19 comments Leave a comment facebook…
Japan falls into recession as U.S., Europe weigh COVID-19 risks amid reopening
Japan falls into recession as U.S., Europe weigh COVID-19 risks amid reopening By Jordan Press and Teresa Wright The Associated Press Posted May 18, 2020 7:30 am Updated May 18, 2020 9:05 am 2:36 Coronavirus around the world: May 17, 2020 WATCH: Coronavirus around the world for May 17, 2020 comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook…
Canada, allies express concern over exclusion of Taiwan from WHO: letter
Canada, allies express concern over exclusion of Taiwan from WHO: letter By Mike Blanchfield The Canadian Press Posted May 17, 2020 1:31 pm 0:37 Trudeau suggests Canada will not push for Taiwan state status at WHO WATCH ABOVE (May 13): Trudeau suggests Canada will not push for Taiwan state status at WHO comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item…
As new coronavirus cases remain low, China reopens schools, domestic flights
As new coronavirus cases remain low, China reopens schools, domestic flights By Staff The Associated Press Posted May 16, 2020 10:28 pm Updated May 16, 2020 11:45 pm 2:42 Coronavirus around the world: May 16, 2020 WATCH: Coronavirus around the world: May 16, 2020 comments Leave a comment facebook Share this item on Facebook whatsapp Share this item via WhatsApp…
Restaurants, shops ease restrictions worldwide as countries reopen amid coronavirus
Restaurants, shops ease restrictions worldwide as countries reopen amid coronavirus By Colleen Barry, Dennis Passa And Pablo Gorondi The Associated Press Posted May 16, 2020 8:44 am Updated May 16, 2020 2:46 pm 4:02 Coronavirus outbreak: Why the economic fallout is hitting younger generations the hardest WATCH ABOVE: Why the economic fallout is hitting younger generations the hardest comments Leave…