Blue Jays games at Olympic Stadium cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak
The two spring training games between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at the Olympic Stadium, were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Event promoter Evenko, who organized the games, made the…
Read MoreCoronavirus vaccine breakthrough? Findings from first COVID-19 autopsies stuns doctors
Researchers have performed autopsies on deceased coronavirus patients and have now finally revealed their breakthrough insights into the mysterious virus. Scientists in China have spoken out after carrying out autopsies on 12 bodies that died from the coronavirus outbreak. Conducting…
Read MoreAbu Dhabi shuts Louvre Abu Dhabi, Ferrari World due to coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi said on Saturday it was shutting major tourism and cultural venues, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum and the Ferrari World theme park, from March 15-31, as Arab states in the Gulf stepped up measures…
Read MoreCongo health authorities stumble with first coronavirus case confusion
KINSHASA (Reuters) – When Congo announced its first coronavirus case, all the details from the health ministry about the patient were wrong, drawing a rebuke from the president and highlighting the challenges the huge African country will face if the…
Read MorePosh coronavirus hospitals ‘urged to give private beds to NHS’ over outbreak
Posh private hospitals are facing calls to hand over their beds to the NHS as it grapples with the coronavirus crisis. Medics warn that frontline services will struggle to cope as thousands of Brits are diagnosed with the killer disease,…
Read MoreU.S. hospitals say coronavirus school closures add to staffing pressure
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. hospitals, gearing up for a large surge in patients as the new coronavirus spreads throughout the country, are reaching out to temporary staff agencies and exploring other ways to maintain workforce levels as school closures…
Read MoreWorld War 3 fears: Second rocket attack hits Iraqi base after US retaliation strikes
The military base is home to US-led coalition troops, and three coalition service personnel were killed in the first attack on Camp Taji on Wednesday. It has been confirmed to be the deadliest attack on the coalition troops in Iraq since…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Planes turn back to UK as Spain plans lockdown
Spain plans to go into lockdown over coronavirus as Jet2 planes from the UK turned back in mid-air as the airline cancelled all flights to the country. The Madrid government is to tell all Spaniards to stay home except to…
Read MoreGran died on level crossing trying to save grandson from oncoming train
A grandmother was killed trying to protect her grandson from an oncoming train, an inquest has heard. Retired nurse Joyce Irene Clark was enjoying the first day of a family holiday at a caravan site in Abergele, in north Wales,…
Read MoreCoronavirus medics could ‘only treat patients most likely to survive’
Hospitals could only treat coronavirus patients most likely to survive if the crisis escalates, it has been warned. Professional bodies had been asked to draft up guidelines for triage patients if the outbreak escalates. And it could mean patients with…
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