Day: March 13, 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Disneyland in California to close over COVID-19
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LOS ANGELES: Disneyland will close its doors beginning on Saturday after California called for large gatherings to be cancelled to slow the spread of coronavirus, the resort said on Thursday (Mar 12). The giant 40-hectare attraction in Anaheim is the second-most visited theme park in the world, drawing tens of thousands of visitors each day, but will
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Travellers rush into US ahead of ban on Europe arrivals
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NEW YORK: New Yorker John Eckard, 66, was sleeping soundly at his son’s home near Frankfurt, Germany, when he was startled by a 3.00am call from his wife saying he “had to fly back now.” “I was half-asleep but went straight on the Singapore Airlines website,” said Eckard after he landed in the United States
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Up to 150 million Americans could get coronavirus: US projection
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WASHINGTON: Between 70 to 150 million people in the United States could eventually be infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a projection shared with Congress, a lawmaker said on Thursday (Mar 12). Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib made the remarks during a hearing of the House of Representatives with members of the president’s coronavirus task force, confirming
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Dow ends 10% lower in worst session since 1987
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Business Stocks were deep in the red the entire session, which was paused for 15 minutes early in the day after the S&P 500’s losses hit seven per cent, triggering an automatic suspension. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) 13 Mar 2020 05:03AM(Updated: 13 Mar 2020 05:05AM)
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
Trump issues first call for postponing Olympics
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump came out on Thursday (Mar 12) as the first foreign leader to suggest delaying the Tokyo Olympics because of coronavirus, dropping a bombshell on his “good friend” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “Maybe they postpone it for a year,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, 19 weeks before the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
India reports first coronavirus death amid new restrictions
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NEW DELHI: India on Thursday (Mar 12) reported its first coronavirus death as authorities ordered schools, theatres and cinemas closed in New Delhi for the rest of the month in a bid to keep the pandemic at bay. The government in the southern state of Karnataka said that a 76-year-old man who died on Tuesday had
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
9 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, including 2 who attended mass religious gathering in Malaysia
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SINGAPORE: Nine new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Singapore on Thursday (Mar 12), including two people who attended a mass religious gathering at a mosque in Malaysia. The two are among five new imported cases reported on Thursday. Advertisement Advertisement Three new cases are linked to a cluster involving a private dinner function at SAFRA Jurong, raising the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
US in crisis mode as COVID-19 cases soar, travel restrictions loom
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WASHINGTON: The United States went into crisis mode on Thursday (Mar 12) to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has played havoc with businesses, shuttered schools and universities and severely disrupted the sports and entertainment world. Fears of a recession grew as US cases of the virus that causes the sometimes fatal COVID-19 respiratory illness rose and
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 13, 2020
New York bans gatherings of more than 500 on coronavirus fears
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NEW YORK: New York State will ban gatherings of more than 500 people beginning on Friday at 5.00pm (2100 GMT) in order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday (Mar 12). Establishments that can fit 500 people or fewer must halve their capacity beginning on Friday, Cuomo said. Advertisement
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