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E-commerce becoming popular in Mexico amid epidemic

E-commerce becoming popular in Mexico amid epidemic

-- 2020-04-09 21:29:47

Life under COVID-19 has given many Mexicans that extra nudge they needed to let go of their fears of online fraud and credit card theft to wade into the world of e-commerce, reports Xinhua. Paula Gut...

China's growth opportunity promising despite virus-prompted challenges: Experts 

China's growth opportunity promising despite virus-prompted challenges: Experts 

-- 2020-04-09 17:04:58

China is capable of navigating its economy amid the COVID-19 fallout, and opportunities for the world's largest developing economy are promising in the long run despite virus-prompted challenges, econ...

China intensifies screening of asymptomatic COVID-19 infections

China intensifies screening of asymptomatic COVID-19 infections

-- 2020-04-09 16:52:49

China has urged intensified detection and prompt response to people infected with the novel coronavirus but showing no symptoms, according to a circular issued by the Joint Prevention and Control Mech...

Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam

Coronavirus could push half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam

REUTERS 2020-04-09 13:00:56

The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thur...

India considers narrowing lockdown to coronavirus hotspots

India considers narrowing lockdown to coronavirus hotspots

REUTERS 2020-04-09 11:31:21

India is considering plans to seal off coronavirus hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai and parts of the south while easing restrictions elsewhere as a way out of a three-week lockdown that has caused deep econo...

Johnson 'improving' as he fights corona in intensive care   

Johnson 'improving' as he fights corona in intensive care  

Reuters 2020-04-09 10:38:46

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition is improving and he is able to sit up in bed and engage with clinical staff, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday (UK standard time) as...

Saudi-led coalition announces Yemen ceasefire

Saudi-led coalition announces Yemen ceasefire

-- 2020-04-09 09:41:41

A Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen has declared a ceasefire, according to officials. Sources said the ceasefire will come into effect on Thursday in support of UN efforts t...

US election 2020: Bernie Sanders suspends campaign for White House

US election 2020: Bernie Sanders suspends campaign for White House

-- 2020-04-08 22:07:09

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign for the White House on Wednesday during a conference call with staff, making former Vice President Joe Biden the presumptive...

India virus death toll hits 149, cases jump to 5,194

India virus death toll hits 149, cases jump to 5,194

-- 2020-04-08 18:56:04

India has recorded 149 deaths linked to coronavirus, with 35 dying in the last 24 hours alone, reports news broadcaster NDTV. The latest data issued by the Union Health Ministry takes the total numbe...

China demands unremitting containment efforts as Wuhan lockdown lifted

China demands unremitting containment efforts as Wuhan lockdown lifted

Xinhua 2020-04-08 18:22:09

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan has demanded no lax efforts in the COVID-19 response to prevent a resurgence of the outbreak as the hard-hit city of Wuhan lifted its 76-day lockdown. Sun, a member o...

Chinese exports of medical suits face challenges

Chinese exports of medical suits face challenges

Global Times 2020-04-08 16:31:45

Chinese makers of medical suits are experiencing a surge in export orders as domestic demand falls, but overseas shipments face mounting obstacles - the lengthy process of obtaining quality certificat...

Wuhan offers a glimpse of hope for Milan, New York

Wuhan offers a glimpse of hope for Milan, New York

GLOBAL TIMES 2020-04-08 16:28:23

After 76 days in strict lockdown, Wuhan in Central China's Hubei Province, which was the first to bear the brunt of what has become a global pandemic, reopened to the outside world on Wednesday mornin...

COVID-19 deaths surpass 10,000 in France

COVID-19 deaths surpass 10,000 in France

-- 2020-04-08 12:30:59

As France entered its fourth week of lockdown, the coronavirus epidemic still hit hard, claiming on Tuesday 1,417 more deaths in hospitals and nursing homes, making the combined fatalities at 10,328,...

US records highest coronavirus deaths in single day

US records highest coronavirus deaths in single day

-- 2020-04-08 10:40:51

The US recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day with 1,736 fatalities reported on Tuesday. It brings the total number of deaths in the country to 12,722, according to data from Johns Hopk...

Johnson is stable, still in intensive care, official says

Johnson is stable, still in intensive care, official says

-- 2020-04-08 10:08:44

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condition is stable and he remains in intensive care for close monitoring, a spokesman for his office has said. Johnson was admitted to hospital on Sunday and mov...

'Welcome back Wuhan': Chinese city lockdown ends after 76 days

'Welcome back Wuhan': Chinese city lockdown ends after 76 days

Reuters 2020-04-08 09:32:50

The central Chinese city of Wuhan began allowing people to leave on Wednesday for the first time since it was locked down 76 days ago to contain the novel coronavirus, despite fears of a second wave o...

NY records 731 new coronavirus deaths in its worst day yet

NY records 731 new coronavirus deaths in its worst day yet

AP 2020-04-07 21:51:52

New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths Tuesday, marking the biggest one-day jump in the outbreak. The state's death toll since the beginning of the outbreak is now 5,489, according to Gov....

Amid pandemic, Prague hospital’s intensive care ward is still half-full

Amid pandemic, Prague hospital’s intensive care ward is still half-full

-- 2020-04-07 21:28:56

Unlike their colleagues in Italy and Spain, Czech hospital doctors have not yet needed to make harrowing decisions on which COVID-19 patients get the best care. Only half the ten intensive care ward...

No deaths from Covid-19 reported in China for first time since crisis began

No deaths from Covid-19 reported in China for first time since crisis began

-- 2020-04-07 20:16:34

China reported no coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, the first time since it started publishing daily figures in January, reports BBC. The National Health Commission said it had 32 confirmed cases, down...

Doctors strike in Pakistan in row over coronavirus protection

Doctors strike in Pakistan in row over coronavirus protection

Reuters 2020-04-07 19:05:24

Pakistani doctors went on strike at two hospitals in southwestern Quetta on Tuesday, a day after police used force to break up and detain medics protesting against a lack of gear to protect them again...

China succeeds in reducing COVID-19 mortality rate: WHO

China succeeds in reducing COVID-19 mortality rate: WHO

Xinhua 2020-04-07 18:36:06

China has successfully reduced the mortality rate of COVID-19 as the disease developed, said Gauden Galea, representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in China, at a press conference Tuesday...

India allows anti-malaria drug exports after Trump warns of retaliation

India allows anti-malaria drug exports after Trump warns of retaliation

-- 2020-04-07 17:53:07

India, the world’s main supplier of generic drugs, said on Tuesday it will allow limited exports of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine that US President Donald Trump has touted as a potent...

Australia begins criminal investigation into virus-affected passenger ship harbored in Sydney

Australia begins criminal investigation into virus-affected passenger ship harbored in Sydney

-- 2020-04-07 16:36:53

Australian authorities launched a criminal investigation Sunday into a COVID-19 infected cruise ship which was allowed to dock in Sydney before releasing thousands of passengers directly into the co...

Indian leaders hesitate to end world’s biggest lockdown

Indian leaders hesitate to end world’s biggest lockdown

-- 2020-04-07 15:41:01

India’s 21-day lockdown is set to end next week but several state leaders have called for an extension or only a partial lifting of restrictions, saying is the only way to avoid a coronavirus ep...

Russia’s daily rise in coronavirus cases tops 1,000 for first time

Russia’s daily rise in coronavirus cases tops 1,000 for first time

-- 2020-04-07 15:23:00

The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by more than 1,000 for the first time to reach 7,497 in the past 24 hours, the country’s crisis response centre said on Tuesday. The number of rep...

Johnson needed oxygen after COVID-19 symptoms worsened

Johnson needed oxygen after COVID-19 symptoms worsened

REUTERS 2020-04-07 14:35:05

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support for serious COVID-19 complications, leaving his foreign minister to lead the government&rsq...

Morocco makes face masks compulsory due to coronavirus

Morocco makes face masks compulsory due to coronavirus

-- 2020-04-07 13:43:25

Morocco made wearing face masks mandatory starting on Tuesday for anyone allowed to go out during the coronavirus outbreak, the government said. The masks will be sold at a subsidised price of 0.8 di...

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases near 0.1 million

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases near 0.1 million

-- 2020-04-07 12:34:33

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus infections rose by 3,834 in the past 24 hours to 99,225 on Tuesday, rising again after four consecutive days of drops, data from the Robert Koch Institute for inf...

China posts drop in coronavirus cases, Wuhan lockdown due to end

China posts drop in coronavirus cases, Wuhan lockdown due to end

-- 2020-04-07 12:09:18

Mainland China reported on Tuesday a drop in new coronavirus cases after closing its borders to virtually all foreigners to curb imported infections, while the central city of Wuhan, epicentre of the...

UK's Johnson in intensive care: Health experts comment

UK's Johnson in intensive care: Health experts comment

REUTERS 2020-04-07 10:01:21

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit at a London hospital on Monday after his symptoms of COVID-19 infection worsened. Below are some immediate comments from hea...