Australia investigates if ‘illegal’ medical worker dinner party behind coronavirus bump
Australian officials are investigating whether an illegal social gathering of health workers is behind a spike in coronavirus cases in the island state of Tasmania, as the government forecast national unemployment to hit 10% by mid-year.
China reports 89 new coronavirus cases on April 13, 86 imported
China reported 89 new coronavirus cases on April 13, down from 108 the previous day, the health authority said on Tuesday.
Mexico registers 5,014 cases of coronavirus and 332 deaths – health ministry
Mexico registered 353 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, bringing its total to 5,014 cases and 332 deaths, the health ministry said.
China’s Heilongjiang reports 79 new imported coronavirus cases: CCTV
The northeastern Chinese border province of Heilongjiang reported 79 new imported coronavirus cases on April 13, state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday.
China appoints Sun Jinlong as new environment ministry party head
China has appointed Sun Jinlong as the new Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, replacing Li Ganjie, the ministry’s website showed on Tuesday.
Ecuadorian firefighter livens up coronavirus lockdown playing trumpet
With Ecuador in lockdown to battle one of the worst outbreaks of the new coronavirus in Latin America, a Quito firefighter is seeking to raise spirits by serenading the capital’s residents with folk tunes on his trumpet from atop his truck’s crane.
U.N. agencies: 117 million children may miss measles shots due to COVID-19
More than 117 million children could miss out on immunization against measles as the COVID-19 pandemic forces social distancing and piles pressure on health services, United Nations health agencies warned on Tuesday.
U.S., Taliban officials meet to discuss prisoner release dispute: Taliban spokesman
The chief U.S. negotiator and the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan held talks on Monday with Taliban officials in Doha on a prisoner release dispute that helped stall U.S.-led peace-making efforts, a Taliban spokesman said.
Israel’s Netanyahu, Gantz say near unity deal to end political deadlock
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and political rival Benny Gantz were nearing a deal on Tuesday to form a national emergency government to battle the coronavirus crisis and end the country’s unprecedented political deadlock.
Argentine city digs hundreds of graves amid pandemic even as curve flattens
A city government in the central Argentine province of Cordoba has dug around 250 graves, anticipating a death toll increase from the coronavirus pandemic, even as a nationwide lockdown appears to be flattening the rise in new cases.
