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Written by Gabriel HerveyFebruary 4, 2021
Coronavirus has made roster management a nightmare for coaches. That complicates national signing day
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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, nine scholarship football players joined Washington State this winter without having any face-to-face interaction with the Cougars’ coaching staff. Physical measurements from online recruiting profiles and virtual evaluations were slyly double-checked when the new student-athletes arrived on campus. Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford Jack Anderson, OG, Texas Tech
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
China reports fewer coronavirus cases but infections from Russia a worry
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BEIJING: China reported on Wednesday (Apr 15) a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland, although an increasing number of local transmissions in its far northeast bordering Russia remained a concern for authorities. China reported 46 new confirmed cases on Tuesday compared with 89 cases a day earlier, according to the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
New York City coronavirus deaths suspected to be more than 10,000
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NEW YORK: The number of coronavirus-linked deaths in New York City soared past 10,000 on Tuesday (Apr 14) after officials said almost 4,000 people who never tested positive were presumed to have died from COVID-19. The city’s health department announced that 3,778 people had probably succumbed to the illness – on top of the 6,589 confirmed
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
Trump’s May 1 target too optimistic for US coronavirus reopening: Fauci
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s May 1 target for restarting the economy is “overly optimistic,” his top infectious disease adviser said on Tuesday (Apr 14), after a battle erupted between Trump and state governors over who has the power to lift restrictions aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
99-year-old WWII veteran beats coronavirus in Brazil
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BRASILIA: A 99-year-old World War II veteran in Brazil was released from hospital with military honours on Tuesday (Apr 14) after recovering from COVID-19. Second Lieutenant Ermando Piveta, who served in the Brazilian artillery in Africa during World War II, was brought out of the Armed Forces Hospital in Brasilia to a burst of trumpet
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll climbs by 602
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ROME: Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 602 on Tuesday (Apr 14), up from 566 the day before, posting a second consecutive daily increase, but new infections slowed to 2,972 from 3,153, seeing the smallest daily tally since March 13. The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb 21
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
New York hospitalisations fall for first time in coronavirus pandemic
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NEW YORK: The total number of people hospitalised in New York fell for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, a further sign the state at the epicenter may be at the peak of its crisis, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday (Apr 14). He told a daily briefing that President Donald
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 15, 2020
How smartphone apps can help ‘contact trace’ spread of coronavirus
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OAKLAND, California: A global race is on to develop smartphone apps and other types of mobile phone surveillance systems to track and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The process known as “contact tracing,” which is used to control the spread of infectious diseases, was boosted last week when the top two smartphone software
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Nurses at Mexico hospital hit by coronavirus say they were told to avoid masks
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MONTERREY, Mexico: Nurses at a public hospital hit by Mexico’s worst coronavirus outbreak were told by their managers not to wear protective masks at the start of the epidemic to avoid sowing panic among patients, nurses and other medical workers said. Two doctors and a hospital administrator have died and at least 51 staff members
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
42 dead, 127 senior citizens infected in coronavirus outbreak at Virginia nursing home
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RICHMOND: Forty-two residents of a Virginia nursing home near Richmond have died from the COVID-19 disease pandemic in one of the worst clusters of the new coronavirus in the United States, and officials expect more deaths to come. At least 127 elderly people out of the 163 residents of the Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
Japan’s Narita Airport offers cardboard beds for travellers awaiting coronavirus all-clear
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TOKYO: Japan’s Narita Airport has prepared an impromptu hotel of cardboard beds and quilts in its baggage-claim area for passengers from overseas who might have to stay there while awaiting the results of tests for the novel coronavirus. Though flights at Narita are down so sharply that the airport has closed one of its runways,
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
US could start reopening in May, says top coronavirus advisor
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WASHINGTON: The United States may be ready to start gradually reopening next month, the government’s top infectious diseases expert said on Sunday (Apr 12), as signs grew that the coronavirus pandemic was peaking. President Donald Trump had earlier wanted the world’s largest economy to be “raring to go” by Easter Sunday, but most of the country
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
Commentary: The coronavirus could take climate action with it
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Commentary Commentary In this COVID-19 outbreak, long-term thinking feels like a luxury we cannot afford right now, says Samantha Gross. The coronavirus outbreak has hit the Chinese economy hard, but also lowered the country’s carbon emissions as a result, researchers say. (Photo: AFP/GREG BAKER) 13 Apr 2020 06:05AM(Updated: 13 Apr 2020 06:10AM) Bookmark WASHINGTON DC: I’ve
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Commentary: Coronavirus? Not a problem for South Korea elections this week
SEOUL: On Wednesday (Apr 15), South Korea will hold legislative elections. South Korea’s parliament, the National Assembly, is elected every five years. Composed of 300 members, it has 253 single-member district seats and 47 proportional representation seats. Advertisement Advertisement The left currently holds a slim majority, but the distribution of power is fluid. South Korea’s