Dutch farm worker contracted coronavirus from mink: agriculture minister
A person who worked on a farm where mink are bred to export their fur contracted the coronavirus from the animals, the Dutch Agriculture Minister said in a letter to parliament on Wednesday.
Bolsonaro says Brazil to issue new chloroquine protocol on Wednesday
Brazil’s Health Ministry will issue new guidelines on Wednesday expanding the recommended use of chloroquine for treating the novel coronavirus, President Jair Bolsonaro said, days after the health minister quit under pressure to sign the new guideline…
China, U.S. coronavirus tensions spill over in U.N. Syria meeting
Growing tensions between China and the United States around the coronavirus pandemic publicly spilled over on Tuesday during a U.N. Security Council meeting on humanitarian aid operations in Syria as envoys traded barbs over global leadership.
Brazil records 1,179 coronavirus deaths, 271,628 confirmed cases: health ministry
Brazil recorded a new daily record of 1,179 deaths from the new coronavirus on Tuesday, with a total of 17,971 total fatalities and 271,628 confirmed cases, the health ministry said.
U.S. extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico land borders
The United States and Canada said on Tuesday they would extend a ban on non-essential cross-border travel by another 30 days to help the fight against the coronavirus.
Record UK fund-raiser Colonel Tom Moore, 100, is knighted
Colonel Tom Moore, who became a national hero in Britain after raising 33 million pounds ($40.5 million) for the National Health Service in the run-up to his 100th birthday, is to be knighted.
U.S. extends non-essential travel restrictions on Canada, Mexico through June 22
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday extended non-essential travel restrictions at U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada through June 22 that were set to expire on Wednesday.
Explainer: Do children spread COVID-19? Risks as schools consider reopening
As countries begin to emerge from shutdowns imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, the issue of how the virus affects children and whether schools should be reopened is taking on heightened importance.
Exclusive: In veiled warning to Iran, U.S. tells Gulf mariners to stay clear of its warships
In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards) away from U.S. warships or risk being “interpreted as a threat and subject to lawful defensive measures.”
Trump says considering travel ban on Brazil over coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering imposing a ban on travel from Brazil, which has the world’s third highest number of people infected by the novel coronavirus.
