Tag: Coronavirus

Categories EU

No reason to relax: Merkel warns Germans that lockdown WON’T be lifted as Covid-19 infections soar

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Angela Merkel has urged Germans to continue to cooperate with a nationwide shutdown aimed at halting the coronavirus pandemic, arguing that the large number of daily infections means that the measures must remain in place. … Read More >No reason to relax: Merkel warns Germans that lockdown WON’T be lifted as Covid-19 infections soar

Categories Middle East

Rouhani says Iran’s healthcare system ready for Covid-19 peak as it sees more than 3,000 new infections

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President Hassan Rouhani has said that Iran’s medical infrastructure was prepared to overcome the zenith of the coronavirus pandemic, as the country recorded more than 3,000 new cases and nearly 140 new deaths. … Read More >Rouhani says Iran’s healthcare system ready for Covid-19 peak as it sees more than 3,000 new infections

Categories Latin America

‘Some people will die, that’s life’: Bolsonaro questions Covid-19 crisis, says deaths in Brazil exaggerated for political purposes

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has waved off the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, insisting that life goes on. He suggested the death toll in his own country has been overstated for political purposes … Read More >‘Some people will die, that’s life’: Bolsonaro questions Covid-19 crisis, says deaths in Brazil exaggerated for political purposes

Categories Op-ed

Amazon’s Alexa now offering to diagnose coronavirus in happy marriage of Big Tech with Big Brother

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Amazon’s Alexa AI assistant can now evaluate coronavirus symptoms and recommend testing for US users – testing it profits from and hopes to roll out nationwide. Will it report ‘dry coughs’ to the proper authorities, too? … Read More >Amazon’s Alexa now offering to diagnose coronavirus in happy marriage of Big Tech with Big Brother

Categories World

Serbian PM: ‘Fake news’ that we don’t appreciate EU help, but Covid-19 aid came from China

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After a former Swedish prime minister accused Serbia of hyping coronavirus aid that it received from China but ignoring ‘far more substantial’ help from the European Union, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic moved to set the record straight. … Read More >Serbian PM: ‘Fake news’ that we don’t appreciate EU help, but Covid-19 aid came from China