(CNN) — Un grupo regulador del gobierno chino dijo que lanzó una investigación sobre Bioeasy, un fabricante de kits de prueba de coronavirus que envió suministros a España, que luego fueron retirados del mercado. El gobierno español dijo que había retirado del mercado 9.000 kits después de encontrar que los resultados son “poco confiables”. Bioeasy
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El ministro de Salud Pública de República Dominicana, Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, informó este viernes que se duplicó la cantidad de muertes registradas por covid-19 y se ubica en un total de 20 en todo el país. Además, señaló que los casos positivos aumentaron de 488 a 581 en las últimas 24 horas.
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Deep divisions within the European Union are hampering efforts to tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The European Union made two attempts this week at agreeing to a coordinated strategy to support member states most affected by the outbreak, such as Italy and Spain. Finance ministers from countries that use the euro currency
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The coronavirus outbreak killed a New York Police Department custodian and is thinning the ranks of the police force in New York City, where at least 11% of the NYPD’s workforce had called out sick on Friday, officials told CNN. A senior NYPD official told CNN that 512 NYPD employees had tested positive for coronavirus
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As the coronavirus situation intensifies, you might be wondering: How can I keep myself healthy? The answer lies in following the latest guidelines on social distancing, proper handwashing and your local stay-at-home directives. But there are also ways to strengthen your own immune system. Diet is one of them, and we covered that here in
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A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of four immigrants in ICE detention who are at high risk of serious illness in the event of a coronavirus outbreak and charged that the government had shown “deliberate indifference” to their medical needs. In ruling for the immigrants, Judge Alison J. Nathan of the US District
Continue Reading Most Europeans are currently living under severe restrictions, stuck at home, desperately hoping for the coronavirus pandemic to pass soon. On the flip side: the air is cleaner than it’s been in a long time. The huge decline in road traffic, air travel and other business activities across Europe has led to sharp reductions in
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Una página falsa en Facebook que se hacía pasar por el laboratorio Bayer ofrecía pruebas de detección rápida del coronavirus, informó en un comunicado este jueves la Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana de la Ciudad de México. El sitio web solicitaba a los usuarios comunicarse por teléfono y exigía la compra mínima de
Continue Reading Golf legend Davis Love III lost his family home to a massive fire early Friday morning. The house in St. Simons Island, Georgia, was “completely engulfed in flames” by the time firefighters arrived at the scene. No one was injured in the fire. “While everyone in our family is saddened at the loss of our
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I live alone in my home surrounded by my family who live here, too… it’s corona-complicated. I haven’t seen them in weeks. Not in person. I hear them, their footsteps, and my wife’s voice as she talks on the phone to others. The creak of the floor, the open and close of a door. The
Continue Reading The people of Andalusia, Spain’s most populous region, are among the most gregarious in the world. There are a ridiculous number of bars and cafes per capita, and as the weather warms Andalusians begin the evening paseo, wandering the narrow streets and watching the world go by over a beer and tapas. But not this
Continue Reading The streets of Paris are empty. The theaters and cinemas are dark. The cafes and restaurants shuttered. Museums closed. The parks and playgrounds deserted. The government has so ordered. Everyone you meet eyes you with suspicion. Is this the person who is going to infect me? Am I going to infect this person? Above all,
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I’ve been reading a great book about a horrific pandemic that gripped the world more than a century ago, John M. Barry’s “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.” Mr. Barry, a professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, was nice enough to do an e-mail
Continue Reading I’ve been reading a great book about a horrific pandemic that gripped the world more than a century ago, John M. Barry’s “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.” Mr. Barry, a professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, was nice enough to do an e-mail
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The Trump administration was in talks with General Motors and Ventec Life Systems to announce a joint agreement to produce thousands of desperately needed ventilators as the coronavirus pandemic spreads throughout the United States, but that announcement has been put on hold as the terms of the deal are currently being reassessed, a person close
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The Trump administration was in talks with General Motors and Ventec Life Systems to announce a joint agreement to produce thousands of desperately needed ventilators as the coronavirus pandemic spreads throughout the United States, but that announcement has been put on hold as the terms of the deal are currently being reassessed, a person close
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Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — With the shortage of masks for nurses and doctors around the country, one local maker is working to make sure that doesn’t happen in Kansas City. Dave Dalton owns the Hammerspace Workshop in kanas KCMO and has been working on a new project.
Continue Reading Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday that a member of her staff has died after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. “A member of my team who worked in the office of legal counsel recently tested positive for Covid-19 and he passed away this morning,” Bowser said at a news conference. “My prayers right
Continue Reading Too much clean energy. It’s an unusual problem to have, and one that’s spurred a group of islands off the northern coast of Scotland to become an unlikely pioneer in hydrogen power. Orkney, better known for its breathtaking coastal scenery and some of Britain’s oldest heritage sites than for its cutting edge approach to energy,
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Too much clean energy. It’s an unusual problem to have, and one that’s spurred a group of islands off the northern coast of Scotland to become an unlikely pioneer in hydrogen power. Orkney, better known for its breathtaking coastal scenery and some of Britain’s oldest heritage sites than for its cutting edge approach to energy,
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Covid-19 poses two dire threats to the United States: the potential death of 200,000 to 1.7 million Americans, according to a set of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scenarios that were first reported by The New York Times; and the devastation of the $22 trillion annual economy. To complicate matters, most experts agree it
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We are all in this together. For that reason we want to try and help make the time at home pass a little quicker if we can. These are the days when we are most grateful for streaming, and Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Now and Acorn TV have plenty of new content premiering in
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A global pandemic causes so much worry, concern and fear. There’s the pressure of suddenly being a homeschooling parent and trying to create structure around newfound chaos in your home. A lot of us are adjusting to working from home, all while tending to worries about the state of the world. Maybe you fret over
Continue Reading President Donald Trump suggested that a Republican congressman be unseated for potentially jeopardizing the passage of the $2 trillion stimulus package, which will provide Americans economic relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an attack against a member of his own party, Trump called Rep. Thomas Massie a “third rate Grandstander” and claimed the Kentucky Republican
Continue Reading During the coronavirus pandemic, people are finding a creative way to stay connected: through video games. From weddings and graduation ceremonies to classes, people are taking the extra time they have indoors to meet up online. More than half of America is officially urged to stay home during the growing pandemic. New Jersey residents Sharmin
Continue Reading While the coronavirus pandemic and climate change are inherently different issues, they share two important characteristics: both are global crises that threaten the lives of millions of people. Yet only one crisis has inspired widespread, drastic action from countries across the globe. As Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, spreads, governments, businesses and individuals
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — Wall Street closed lower Friday but still notched big gains for the week as investors held out hope that a $2 trillion rescue package will cushion businesses and households from the economic devastation being caused by the coronavirus. The S&P 500 closed 3.4% lower, but still climbed 10.3% for the week,
Continue Reading (CNN Business) — Junto con papel higiénico, desinfectante de manos y comestibles, los compradores almacenan alimentos y juguetes para sus mascotas durante la crisis del coronavirus. Las ventas de comida para perros aumentaron un 54% y para gatos, un 52% la semana que terminó el sábado pasado, en comparación con el mismo período del año
Continue Reading When you think of a social network, you probably imagine news feeds, birthday reminders and baby photos. But the social network of the moment — the one that’s currently getting more app downloads than either Snapchat or TikTok — looks a little different: It’s a videoconferencing service called Zoom, where many peoples’ work and social
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling families during the deepening coronavirus epidemic. RELATED STORY: What’s in the $2.2 trillion stimulus bill? Find
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