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Donald Trump has moved to officially withdraw the US from the World Health Organisation during the coronavirus pandemic. The US president has formally notified the United Nations that America is leaving the WHO, prompting his presidential election rival Joe Biden to say he will rejoin immediately if elected. Mr Trump warned in May that the …
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Mayor Sylvester Turner said city health officials will shut down the GOP Convention if it does not follow strict guidelines. “We expect all of these rules to be strictly adhered to, if this convention should go forward, there will be health inspectors and monitors that will be at the convention the entire time,” said Turner. …
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The US has bought almost the entire global supply of one of only two drugs proven to be effective against coronavirus. Remdesivir, which has previously been initially developed as a failed Ebola treatment but has now been found to speeds up recovery times among Covid-19 patients, is exclusively manufactured by American pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences. …
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Global deaths from coronavirus have surpassed 500,000 in a grim new milestone, as some countries continue to grapple with the first wave. More than 10 million global COVID-19 cases have been reported, according to the latest official figures, with the respiratory infection being particularly dangerous for the elderly. While the overall death rate has flattened …
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Posts criticizing the response of authorities to the virus have been blocked or removed in many countries. Times of crisis always bring out the best and worst of human nature. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Communities around the world are rallying together to support vulnerable people, and healthcare workers are putting their health (and …
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Fear is a powerful driver of public policy. Ordinarily, that is not greatly troubling. We have speed limits, food sanitation laws, and many other regulations based on rational fear of harm. Sometimes in extreme circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, fear is so pronounced that it leads government officials to declare an emergency, which under …
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Executive orders may have encouraged the lockdowns, but they always depended on voluntary behavior. Some states have lifted their COVID-19 lockdowns or announced plans to let more businesses reopen soon; others have extended stay-at-home orders into late May or even early June. But regardless of what officials dictate, data from Apple and Foursquare suggest the …
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France should sell the Mona Lisa for €50billion (£44.7billion) to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis, a leading French businessmen has suggested. Stephane Distinguin, 46, founder and CEO of the international tech company, Fabernovel, proposed the French ‘sell the family jewellery’ to combat the economic strain caused by the pandemic. He told …
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ITALIANS who were once proud of their place in the European Union are beginning to grow weary with the bloc over its less than sympathetic response to the coronavirus crisis. Italy was the first country in Europe to be placed on strict lockdown as it struggled to cope with the spread of COVID-19. As the …
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey emailed employees this week to say they could work from home permanently after the coronavirus pandemic lockdown passes. Twitter was one of the first major tech companies to order its employees to work from home in response to the pandemic. Last week, Facebook and Google told their respective employees they can …
Donald Trump has moved to officially withdraw the US from the World Health Organisation during the coronavirus pandemic. The US president has formally notified the United Nations that America is leaving the WHO, prompting his presidential election rival Joe Biden to say he will rejoin immediately if elected. Mr Trump warned in May that the …
