Woman ‘sold homemade sanitiser that burned four kids’ amid coronavirus outbreak
A shopkeeper allegedly sold homemade hand sanitiser that burned four children amid the coronavirus outbreak. Manisha Bharade, 47, has been issued a summons for charges of endangering the welfare of children and deceptive business practices, according to authorities. Reports suggest…
Read MoreIOC won’t discuss Olympic contingency plans despite coronavirus concerns
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) remains defiant about whether this summer’s Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled, delayed or held without spectators because of the novel coronavirus. This is despite growing concern and increasingly restrictive measures being imposed around the world…
Read MoreLatest updates: Coronavirus in Canada
The novel coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, has been classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization after it spread worldwide — with major hotspots in China, Iran and Italy. Doctors and health officials are urging people to…
Read MoreCoronavirus: MLB suspends spring training, delays Opening Day
Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced it will suspend the rest of spring training and has delayed Opening Day by two weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak. The league made the announcement Thursday afternoon after the NBA and the NHL…
Read MoreCoronavirus warning: Spread of coronavirus ‘MUCH worse’ than deadly Ebola outbreak
The head of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Professor Peter Piot, said the disease outranked Ebola in terms of severity. He told Sky News: “This is much, much worse than Ebola. Ebola requires very close contact for transmission….
Read MoreHow Rudy Gobert became NBA’s coronavirus patient zero
NBA suspends season due to coronavirus Utah Jazz star Rudy Golbert reportedly tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the NBA to suspect its season indefinitely. It started as a joke: Before leaving a post-practice interview session Rudy Gobert touched all the…
Read MoreTesco top boss tells shoppers not to panic as ‘there’s plenty of food’ left
Tesco will be able to keep shelves stocked despite some shoppers hoarding goods over coronavirus fears, its chairman said on Thursday. Social media has been awash this week with pictures of empty shelves in Britain's major supermarkets, with items like dried…
Read MoreU.S. Senate leader expects renewal of surveillance rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he was confident the Senate would approve legislation renewing government surveillance tools, and appealed to lawmakers not to delay the vote until after they expire on Sunday….
Read MoreOntario set to open first wave of COVID-19 assessment centres across province
TORONTO – Dedicated COVID-19 assessment centres in Ontario are set to open in the next several days. The government says the first wave of such centres will be facilities at Brampton Civic Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital, North York General Hospital,…
Read More'It's ridiculous': Trump travel ban sows panic in European airports
MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) – Weary and confused travelers, many wearing face masks, rushed to board flights from European airports to the United States on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping travel restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus. His…
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