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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 9, 2020
Australian police seize black box in raid on coronavirus-hit cruise ship Ruby Princess
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SYDNEY: Australian police raided the coronavirus-stricken Ruby Princess cruise ship and seized its black box as part of a criminal investigation after thousands of passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney and 15 people later died of the illness. Police wearing protective suits and masks boarded the vessel in Port Kembla, about 80km south of Sydney, on Wednesday (Apr
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Medicine shortage looms over coronavirus-hit Europe
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THE HAGUE: While the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, medicines used to deal with the symptoms of the disease are increasingly in critically short supply in Europe, the worst-hit continent. From sedatives needed to intubate patients struggling to breathe to anti-malarial drugs heavily backed by US President Donald Trump, the COVID-19 pandemic is eating
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
‘Our staff paid the price’: Blame swamps coronavirus-hit US care home
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LOS ANGELES: As coronavirus sweeps the US, the instinct to search for culprits has intensified – and nowhere more than the ravaged care home near Seattle where 35 people, mainly residents, have died. The Life Care Center in Kirkland is linked to almost one-quarter of all deaths nationwide, leaving angered families – many of whom have
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Can South Korea be a model for coronavirus-hit countries?
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SEOUL: A rapid surge in coronavirus cases saw South Korea become one of the world’s worst-affected countries outside China, but it has since cut infection rates significantly and has one of the lowest fatality rates anywhere. As of Wednesday (Mar 11), it had 7,755 confirmed cases – the fourth-highest total in the world – but only
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
More passengers leave coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California as Trump praises operation
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OAKLAND: Passengers waiting to disembark from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California faced frustrating delays on Tuesday (Mar 10), despite US President Donald Trump saying the operation was going “incredibly well.” The Grand Princess arrived at a sealed-off wharf at the port of Oakland in San Francisco Bay on Monday after days stranded at sea with
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
More passengers leave coronavirus-hit cruise ship as Trump praises operation
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OAKLAND: More passengers disembarked from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship in California on Tuesday (Mar 10) after days stranded at sea, as US President Donald Trump said the operation was “going along incredibly well” despite reports of slow progress. The Grand Princess arrived at a sealed-off wharf at the port of Oakland in San Francisco Bay
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 9, 2020
California downplays fears as coronavirus-hit ship set to dock
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LOS ANGELES: California on Sunday (Mar 8) prepared to disembark passengers from a virus-hit cruise ship as officials played down any risk to local communities. The Grand Princess, which has 21 novel coronavirus infections among the 3,500 people on board, is set to dock in Oakland Monday after four days held off the coast of nearby
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 8, 2020
US says it is tracking ship that may have shared crew with coronavirus-hit cruise liner
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WASHINGTON: The United States is tracking a cruise ship that may have shared crew members with a ship carrying people who tested positive for COVID-19, Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday (Mar 7). “We are tracking at this point a ship that may have shared crew with the Diamond Princess or the Grand Princess
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
New normal in coronavirus-hit China: High-tech tracking and fever checks
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WENZHOU, Zhejiang: Constant temperature checks, a “no mask, no service” ethos, and high-tech people-tracking: Welcome to the new normal in China, where reminders of the country’s national mobilisation against COVID-19 lurk around every corner. China appears to be coming to grips with the virus, which emerged late last year and has infected more than 80,000 people
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