Day: March 27, 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
London hospitals facing ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 patients: Health official
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LONDON: Hospital bosses and doctors on Thursday (Mar 26) warned of being swamped by a “tsunami” of COVID-19 patients in London, as Britain braced for a peak in cases and the government faced calls to urgently provide specialist kit and tests for frontline health workers. Scientists, though, warned that thousands of new ventilators may come
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Italy suffers setback to hopes its COVID-19 might be in retreat
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ROME: Hopes that Italy’s coronavirus epidemic might be in retreat suffered a setback on Thursday (Mar 26) when data showed that both the number of new cases and deaths had ticked higher, underscoring how hard it is to halt the disease. Officials said 712 people died of the illness in the last 24 hours, pushing
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
France reports new spike in virus deaths, bringing total to 1,696
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PARIS: French health authorities reported 365 new deaths from coronavirus on Thursday (Mar 26), taking the total to 1,696. The rise in the number of deaths represents a daily rise of 27 per cent, a marked increase from the previous day with the country now in its second week of lockdown. Advertisement Advertisement READ: France struggling
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
SIA taps investors for up to US$10.5b amid COVID-19 shock
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SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) is tapping existing investors for up to S$15 billion (US$10.48 billion) through the sale of shares and convertible bonds to offset the shock to its business from the coronavirus outbreak. The fund raising is being underwritten by the airline’s biggest investor, Temasek Holdings, which owns about 55 per cent of the group.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
52 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore, 2 new infections linked to PCF Sparkletots in Fengshan
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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 52 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday (Mar 26), bringing the total number of cases to 683. A total of 28 cases are imported, while 24 are local cases, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a press release. Advertisement Advertisement The imported cases had travelled to Europe, North America, Middle East,
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 27, 2020
Switzerland coronavirus cases top 10,000
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GENEVA: Switzerland on Thursday (Mar 26) joined the small group of countries to declare more than 10,000 officially-recorded cases of COVID-19, as it launched plans to start tracking crowd build-ups through mobile phone data. The health ministry said 10,661 people in the Alpine country have tested positive for the new coronavirus – nearly 1,000 more
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