Day: March 10, 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
COVID-19: Concerns among some Indonesian hospitals over availability of medical equipment
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JAKARTA: As fears of COVID-19 grow in Indonesia, some hospitals said they do not have sufficient medical equipment to deal with the situation should an outbreak occur. Dr Edi Gunawan, the director of a regional public health facility Dr Zubir Mahmud Hospital in Indonesia’s westernmost province Aceh, told CNA that the hospital’s stock of surgical
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Seattle-area nursing home unable to test 65 workers with COVID-19 symptoms
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SEATTLE: The Seattle-area nursing home at the epicentre of the US coronavirus outbreak said on Monday (Mar 9) it had no kits to test 65 employees showing symptoms of the virus that has killed at least 13 patients at the long-term care centre. The staffers, representing more than a third of the Life Care Center’s 180
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Canada reports first COVID-19 death as number of infected climbs
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OTTAWA: Canada on Monday (Mar 9) reported its first death from a new coronavirus as the number of people in the nation who have contracted the disease jumped to above 70, officials said. The dead man had been living in a nursing home, the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, British Columbia’s chief health
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
China reports 19 new confirmed cases of COVID-19
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BEIJING: Mainland China had 19 new cases of coronavirus infections on Monday (Mar 9), the National Health Commission said on Tuesday, down from 40 cases a day earlier. That brings the total number of confirmed cases in mainland China so far to 80,754. Advertisement Advertisement The death toll from the outbreak in China reached 3,136 as
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Trump feels the heat as coronavirus stalks US
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WASHINGTON: Concern that President Donald Trump himself could be exposed to the coronavirus through contact with two Republican lawmakers loomed Monday (Mar 9) on a day when US stocks plummeted, feeding growing national anxiety. Trump, who flew back to Washington after a weekend golfing at his Florida resort and having dinner with Brazil’s right-wing president, has
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Israel orders 14-day quarantine for travellers coming into the country
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JERUSALEM: Israel will require anyone arriving from overseas to self-quarantine for 14 days as a precaution against the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (Mar 9). Israel has already taken some tough measures to prevent a local coronavirus outbreak, forcing visitors from many countries in Asia and Europe into home isolation.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un oversaw latest missile launch: State media
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SEOUL: Kim Jong Un personally oversaw Monday’s (Mar 9) “firepower strike drill,” North Korea state media reported on Tuesday, including the launch of what appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles for the second time in a week. North Korea launched multiple projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of firing drills, according to South
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
First passengers leave virus-hit cruise ship at California port
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OAKLAND, California: The first passengers were taken ashore from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship after it docked on Monday (Mar 9) at California’s port of Oakland, in what officials called an “unprecedented and difficult” operation involving thousands on board. The Grand Princess arrived shortly after noon (1900 GMT) in the San Francisco Bay after days stranded
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Commentary: Imagine holding the US elections during a COVID-19 outbreak
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SINGAPORE: The World Health Organisation said Singapore’s efforts in tackling cases of COVID-19 are a model for other countries to follow. In the midst of this year’s Presidential campaign, it’s hard to imagine the US having the will or the way to do what Singapore has done. Advertisement Advertisement If the United States were to
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Cruise ship facing coronavirus quarantine arrives at Port of Oakland, California
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OAKLAND, California: The cruise ship Grand Princess, barred last week from returning to its home port of San Francisco and facing quarantine due to a coronavirus outbreak on board, arrived at a temporary berth on Monday (Mar 9) in the nearby Port of Oakland to the cheers of its passengers. The 2,400 cruise guests, who
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Commentary: Please don’t shout ‘coronavirus’ at people
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LIVERPOOL: I’ve lived and worked in Liverpool for two years now. But this week, I received my first rather random, racially-motivated slur. I was at a cemetery, taking my students on a field trip, when we encountered a group of teenagers. One started gesturing, and as she walked past, made eye contact and yelled “coronavirus!”
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Muhyiddin’s Cabinet a safe lineup accommodating coalition partners, people’s expectations: Analysts
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Cabinet announced by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday (Mar 9) was a “safe” lineup that accommodated the interests of his coalition partners, as well as expectations from people for a clean government, said analysts interviewed by CNA. In a break from tradition, Mr Muhyiddin appointed four senior ministers in his
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 10, 2020
Stocks savaged, Italy on lockdown, prisons in uproar as coronavirus spreads
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ROME: All of Italy under lockdown, reeling financial markets and rioting prisoners made clear on Monday (Mar 9) how the global coronavirus epidemic was extending its reach into all aspects of social and economic life. Major European stock markets dived more than 7 per cent, Japanese indexes fell over 5 per cent and US markets sank over 7
Commentary: Japan’s COVID-19 response is hamstrung by bureaucracy
TOKYO: If the Japanese government’s performance in dealing with the COVID-19 threat is any indication, the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games are doomed to fail even before they begin. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing emergency coronavirus legislation, and a majority of schools are now closed as Abe requested for around a month in an effort