Day: April 15, 2020

Categories UK

Scandal in the making? A HUGE 70% of UK care homes could be riddled with Covid-19, private healthcare chief warns

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Coronavirus infection rates in UK care homes may be as high as 70 percent, the chief executive of a major care provider has claimed, casting doubts over the validity of the government’s official Covid-19 figures. … Read More >Scandal in the making? A HUGE 70% of UK care homes could be riddled with Covid-19, private healthcare chief warns

Categories USA

‘Presumed Covid-19’: NYC corona deaths suddenly soar past 10,000 after more than 3,700 victims added to list on PROBABLE grounds

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Coronavirus deaths in New York City have spiked by more than 3,700 after officials tacked on a group of victims merely suspected of having the virus. The city joins a growing list of sites counting “probable” cases as infected. … Read More >‘Presumed Covid-19’: NYC corona deaths suddenly soar past 10,000 after more than 3,700 victims added to list on PROBABLE grounds

Categories Russia

Digital Coronavirus commuting chaos in Moscow: Metro sees long lines as motorists face 5km tailbacks

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The particular type of Western Twitter user who believes Russia’s IT savvy can hack elections anywhere –and rule the world remotely– will be astonished that the roll-out of Moscow’s new digital pass hasn’t been very smooth. … Read More >Digital Coronavirus commuting chaos in Moscow: Metro sees long lines as motorists face 5km tailbacks

Categories Op-ed

Hey, where’d you get those supplies from? Polish NATO delegation forgets to mention Covid-19 gear shipment came from China

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With the world struggling to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, Poland’s delegation to NATO has been eager to promote cross-border aid and international solidarity on its Twitter account – with one major exception. … Read More >Hey, where’d you get those supplies from? Polish NATO delegation forgets to mention Covid-19 gear shipment came from China

Categories EU

Anti-surveillance activists claim they set fire outside German institute developing Covid-19 tracking app

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Left-wing activists aiming to prevent mass surveillance via the ‘Corona App’ claim they caused a fire outside Berlin’s telecommunications institute, which is developing software designed to track the spread of the disease. … Read More >Anti-surveillance activists claim they set fire outside German institute developing Covid-19 tracking app

Categories World

Covid-19 ‘avalanche’ in Africa & India could lead to FOUR waves of virus hitting Europe & US, health expert says

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A WHO public health expert has warned that if the coronavirus is allowed to “march through” Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian sub-continent unarrested, the rest of the world risks being hit by repeated bouts of Covid-19. … Read More >Covid-19 ‘avalanche’ in Africa & India could lead to FOUR waves of virus hitting Europe & US, health expert says

Categories EU

Amazon threatens to shut down all warehouses in France amid Covid-19 after court ruled it violated workers’ safety rights

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Amazon said it may close down its warehouses in France instead of limiting its operations to the delivery of essential goods, after a court ruled that it has failed to protect its workers’ safety. … Read More >Amazon threatens to shut down all warehouses in France amid Covid-19 after court ruled it violated workers’ safety rights

Categories World

‘Now is not the time!’ UN chief says WHO is ‘critical’ in global war against Covid-19 as US cuts funding to probe its ‘China ties’

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The United Nations has urged continued support for the World Health Organization (WHO) as countries around the globe battle the coronavirus pandemic, just hours after US President Donald Trump froze American funding to the agency. … Read More >‘Now is not the time!’ UN chief says WHO is ‘critical’ in global war against Covid-19 as US cuts funding to probe its ‘China ties’

Categories Business

More than half of French industry restarts after Covid-19 shutdown – Finance Ministry

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A large part of France’s economy “is functioning,” according to Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who said that close to 60 percent of the country’s industry has restarted after being shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >More than half of French industry restarts after Covid-19 shutdown – Finance Ministry