Day: April 2, 2020
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
US Navy evacuating virus-struck aircraft carrier Roosevelt
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WASHINGTON: The US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew. With dozens of COVID-19 cases discovered, a senior official said the navy was rapidly arranging hotel rooms on the Pacific island for
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
France cracks down on movement as COVID-19 toll mounts
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PARIS: France on Wednesday (Apr 1) reported its highest daily number of deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus epidemic began, saying 509 more people had died in hospital to bring the toll to 4,032. There are now 24,639 people hospitalised in France with COVID-19, with 6,017 of them in intensive care, health official Jerome Salomon told
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Cruise ship passengers await Florida deal allowing them to disembark
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MIAMI: The US government and Florida were working on a plan on Wednesday (Apr 1) to allow thousands of cruise ship passengers exposed to an onboard coronavirus outbreak to disembark, a day after President Donald Trump urged the governor to drop his opposition to their docking. Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said he was not opposed
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Tommy the robot nurse helps keep Italian doctors safe from coronavirus
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VARESE, Italy: He doesn’t wear a mask but he is helping save lives from coronavirus just the same. Meet Tommy, the robot nurse. Tommy is one of six new robots helping flesh-and-blood doctors and nurses care for coronavirus patients at the Circolo Hospital in Varese, a city in the northern Lombardy region that is the
