As coronavirus infections mount, Japan at last expands testing
Japan, alarmed by rising coronavirus deaths and the specter of the collapse of the medical system, is scrambling to expand testing with drive-through facilities and general practitioners helping to collect samples.
China reports 27 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 4,632 after data revisions
China’s National Health Commission reported 27 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 17, up from 26 the day earlier, according to data published on Saturday.
Guatemalan president says many migrants on U.S. deportation flight had coronavirus
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said on Friday a large number of migrants on a deportation flight to Guatemala from the United States earlier this week had the novel coronavirus, adding that U.S. authorities had confirmed a dozen infections.
Mexico registers 578 new cases of coronavirus, 60 new deaths
Mexican health officials reported on Friday 578 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 60 new deaths, bringing the country’s total to 6,875 cases and 546 deaths.
Nigerian president’s chief of staff dies from coronavirus: presidency spokesman
The Nigerian president’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari, died on Friday after contracting the new coronavirus, two presidency spokesmen said on Twitter.
Britons warned to avoid unapproved coronavirus tests
Britons should not purchase unapproved antibody tests to find out if they have had the coronavirus, the official in charge of the government’s testing program said on Saturday, warning that they could not be relied upon and may put people at risk.
Syria’s Kurdish-led northeast confirms first case of coronavirus
The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast said on Friday that the World Health Organisation had found the area’s first case of coronavirus earlier this month after samples were tested in Damascus.
China’s revised COVID figures are a bid to ‘leave no case undocumented’: WHO
A sharp upward revision in China’s coronavirus death toll on Friday was “an attempt to leave no case undocumented” after medical services in Wuhan were overwhelmed at the start of the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
In phone call, Mexican president floats idea of meeting with Trump
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he spoke by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, suggesting they meet in June or July for what would be their first in-person encounter.
Canada offers C$2.5 bln in aid for hard-hit energy sector; death toll hits 1,250
Canada will invest C$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion) in measures to help the hard-hit oil and gas industry survive during the nation’s coronavirus outbreak, which has killed 1,250 people, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday.
