No new coronavirus cases, new screening measures announced for Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island has no new COVID-19 cases as of Saturday, but the province has announced a series of new measures to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic. As of March 21, the province is implementing a series of new…
Read MoreFour Burkina Faso ministers have coronavirus as cases rise to 64
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Four government ministers in Burkina Faso have tested positive for the coronavirus, a government spokesman said on Saturday, as the number of reported cases rose to 64 from 40, the highest in West Africa. The ministers of…
Read MoreExclusive: Agitating bondholders press Argentina to step up efforts
LONDON (Reuters) – Agitating bondholders have written to Argentina’s government, accusing it of not doing enough to allow the country’s crucial debt restructuring negotiations to make progress, according to bondholder sources involved in the process. Two sources told Reuters on…
Read MoreIdentified – the 1.4m Brits to be banned from any social contact for 12 weeks
More than 1.4m Brits will be ordered to stop all social contact from Monday as the Government battles to regain control of the coronavirus crisis. Health secretary Matt Hancock warned that OAPs, cancer victims, and heart attack survivors will have…
Read MoreKelowna hotel, Vernon resort temporarily closing to help ‘flatten the curve’ of COVID-19
The Hotel Eldorado in Kelowna and Sparkling Hill Resort in Vernon are temporarily closing their doors because of coronavirus concerns. A fixture along Okanagan Lake in Kelowna since 1926, the Hotel Eldorado is a Victorian-style inn that has hosted countless…
Read MoreDomestic violence shelters in Saskatchewan deemed essential during COVID-19 pandemic
As residents are asked to stay in their homes as more cases of COVID-19 pop-up in Saskatchewan, domestic violence shelters are staying open for those who need to leave an abusive or violent household. All shelters in Saskatchewan remain open…
Read MoreInternational airports closed after coronavirus hits air traffic control towers
Several major international airports have been put into emergency lockdown after the deadly coronavirus swept through control towers. Flights were banned from taking off at New York’s JFK, La Guardia, and Newark airports after two controllers at JFK tested positive…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Canada working with commercial airlines to repatriate stranded citizens
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday announced the government of Canada is working with commercial airlines to repatriate Canadians stranded abroad over the coronavirus pandemic. Trudeau said several considerations are being made, including the closure of airspace, the local situation…
Read MoreShame on you, Britain tells coronavirus panic-buyers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Saturday told people who were panic-buying and hoarding food due to the coronavirus outbreak to calm down, pointing to a video on social media showing an exhausted nurse driven to tears by finding shelves bare…
Read MoreEU approves 300 bln euro French state aid to fight coronavirus
BRUSSELS, March 21 (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Saturday it had approved three French state aid schemes to support the French economy amid the coronavirus epidemic that would mobilise 300 billion euros of liquidity support for affected companies….
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