New Zealand cites new deaths in case against lifting coronavirus lockdown
New Zealand justified its tough lockdown policies despite a significant drop in the number of coronavirus cases on Friday, with officials citing two new deaths as evidence of the risk from lifting social restrictions too soon.
FBI official says foreign hackers have targeted COVID-19 research
A senior cybersecurity official with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Thursday that foreign government hackers have broken into companies conducting research into treatments for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus.
Australia may keep coronavirus restrictions for a year, schools could adopt roster
Australian public life could be constrained for another year because of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned on Friday, as the country’s most populous state mulled sending children to school in shifts.
Mainland China reports new coronavirus cases drop to two-week low
Mainland China reported on Friday that new confirmed cases of the coronavirus fell to a two-week low, as infections involving travellers arriving from abroad sharply fell.
Brazilian tourist rescued near ‘Into the Wild’ site in Alaska
A Brazilian tourist who made a pilgrimage to an abandoned bus made famous by the book and film “Into the Wild” has been rescued from the remote site outside of Denali National Park, the Alaska State Troopers said on Thursday.
Japan’s cabinet reports third coronavirus case amid expanded state emergency
Japan’s cabinet said on Friday an official had tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the third case among officials at the cabinet office.
Cuba will send medical team to Honduras to fight the coronavirus: health minister
Honduran Health Minister Alba Consuelo Flores said on Thursday that a Cuban medical brigade would join local medics in the fight against the novel coronavirus as it spreads in the poor Central American country.
Bolsonaro fires Brazil’s health minister, calls to reopen economy
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired his health minister on Thursday after clashing with him over how to fight the new coronavirus, and again called for states to end stay-at-home orders that he said were hurting the economy.
Mexico could have nearly 56,000 coronavirus cases: health ministry
Mexican Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Thursday that the country might have as many as 55,951 people infected with the fast-spreading novel coronavirus, twice the estimated number reported last week.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro accuses house speaker of trying to remove him from office
Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday accused the speaker of the lower house of Congress Rodrigo Maia of turning state governors against him in the coronavirus crisis and seeking to remove him from the presidency.
